iff. 


A  TREATISE  /^"^f^^ 

ON  ^B     0^'^  ^P'7 


AND    MIS    DISEASES. 


For  explanation  of  ji ambers  on  this  horse  see  2nd 

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ENOSBURG      FALLS,  VT.: 
DE.  B.  J.   KENDALL  COMPANY,  PRINTERS. 

1899. 


PREFACE, 


It  has  been  one  of  our  greatest  aims,  in  preparing  matter  for  this  book, 
to  make  it  as  plain  as  possible  for  non-professional  readers,  and  to  give  them 
informatrion  which  is  of  the  greatest  importance  to  horsemen,  and  yet  avoid 
all  technical  terms  as  much  as  possible,  and  also  condense  the  book  as  much 
as  we  can  without  leaving  out  the  real  essential  information  in  treating  each 
subject. 

It  contains  an  Index  of  Diseases,  giving  a  description  of  each,  with  causes, 
symptoms  and  treatment.  Also,  a  large  collection  of  Valuable  Receipts,  of 
which  many  single  receipts  are  worth,  to  every  horse  owner,  several  times  the 
price  of  the  book. 

The  treatment  given  for  each  disease  can  be  relied  on  as  being  the  best. 
To  aid  non-professional  horse  owners,  in  deciding  what  the  disease  may  be, 
we  give  engravings  which  show  the  positions  taken  in  the  different  stages  of 
diseases,  and  which  are  of  great  value  in  coming  to  a  positive  conclusion  as 
to  the  nature  of  the  disease. 


EXPLANATION  OF  THE  ENGRAVING  ON  THE  COVEB* 


1.  Forehead. 

2.  Jaw. 

3.  Throat. 

4.  Breast. 

5  c  Shoulder. 

6.  Arm. 

7.  Large  Pastern. 

8.  Small  Pastern. 

9.  Withers. 
10.  Back. 


11. 

Loin. 

12. 

Hip. 

13. 

Stifle. 

14. 

Thigh. 

15. 

Hamstring. 

16. 

Point  of  the  Hockr 

17, 

Hock. 

18. 

Croup  or  Rump. 

19. 

Dock. 

20. 

Cannon-Bonei, 

tlSTDEX   OF  DISEASES. 


ABSCESS  OF  THE  BRAIN  is  caused  by  some  injury  to  the  kead. 

Symptoms. — Refuses  food  ;  acts  dull ;  a  slight  oozing  from  a  trivial 
injury  upon  the  skull ;  the  animal  is  prostrated,  and  while  lying  down  con- 
tinues to  knock  his  head  against  the  ground  violently  until  death  ensues. 

Treatment. — No  treatment  is  of  any  service. 

ABDOMINAL  DROPSY  is  usually  the  result  of  chronic  inflammation 
of  the  bowels. 

Symptoms. — Head  hanging  ;  mouth  dry  ;  membranes  look  pale  ;  pulse 
hard.  If  the  horse  turns  about  suddenly  the  act  will  elicit  a  grunt.  Press- 
ure on  the  abdomen  will  cause  him  to  groan.  A  lack  of  spirits  ;  lies  down 
constantly  if  left  to  himself  ;  is  restless,  thirsty,  no  appetite ;  is  weak, 
abdomen  enlarged  yet  the  horse  quite  thin  in  flesh,  hide-bound  and  con- 
stipated.   One  of  the  legs  and  the  sheath  are  sometimes  swelled. 

Treatment. — Begin  the  treatment  as  soon  as  you  can  decide  as  to  the 
nature  of  the  disease.  Give,  night  and  morning,  20  grs.  extract  of  belladonna, 
10  grs.  sulphate  of  quinine,  35  grs.  iodide  of  iron,  \  gr.  strychnia.  Mix, 
and  give  at  each  dose.  Mix  5  ozs.  tincture  of  iodine  and  2  ozs.  croton  oil, 
and  apply  a  little  to  a  portion  of  the  abdomen  by  rubbing  down  to  the  skin 
and  shifting  to  a  diffei^ent  location  when  the  skin  becomes  sore.  Some  cases 
are  incurable. 

BOTS. — The  stomach  seems  to  be  the  natural  nursery  for  the  protection 
and  the  propagation  of  the  stomach  bot.  When  the  eggs  have  remained  in 
the  stomach  for  a  year  they  become  a  perfect  chrysalis  (that  is,  the  form  of 
a  butterfly  before  it  reaches  the  winged  state),  and  then  they  release  their 
hold  of  the  stomach  and  are  expelled  with  the  dimg.  It  will  be  provided 
with  wings  in  a  short  time,  and  will  fl}'-  about  commencing  the  propagation 
of  its  species  which  passes  through  the  same  period  of  iacubatioiie 

(3) 


BOTS. 


They  are  of  two  kinds,  stomach  and  fundament  hots.  The  stomach 
hots  are  the  result  of  turning  horses  into  pasture  in  the  summer  months, 
and  are  produced  from  the  eggs  laid  on  the  fore  legs  of  the  horse  by  the 
hot  fly. 

Symptoms  are  an  unthrifty  coat,  and  loss  of  flesh  after  running  out  to 
pasture. 

All  horses  which  run  out  to 
grass  are  quite  sure  to  have  bets 
in  their  stomachs,  and  as  there  is 
so  much  misconception  about 
bots  and  their  destrucliveness  to 
horses  we  copy  the  result  of  a 
series  of  experiments  with  bots 
three-fourths  grown. 

When  immersed  in  rum  they 
live  twenty-five  hours  ;  decoc- 
tion of  tobacco,  eleven  hours ; 
^rong  oil  of  vitriol,  two  hours 
eighteen  minutes  ;  essential  oil  of 
mint,  two  hours  five  minutes. 
Were  immersed  without  appar- 
ent injury,  in  sj^irits  of  camphor, 
ten  hours ;  fish  oil,  forty-nine 
hours;  tincture  aloes,  ten  hours; 
in  brine,  ten  hours  ;  solution  in- 
digo, 10  hours.  A  number  of 
small  bots,  with  one  that  was  full 
grown,  were  immersed  ia  a 
strong  solution  of  corrosive  sub- 
limate, one  of  the  most  powerful 
poisons  ;  the  small  ones  died  in  one  hour,  but  the  full  grown  one  was  taken 
out  of  the  solution,  six  hours  after  its  immersion,  apparently  unhurt. 

It  will  be  seen  by  the  above  experiments,  that  no  medicine  can  be  given 
which  will  affect  the  bot,  that  will  not  destroy  the  coating  of  the  stomach, 
and  injure  or  kill  the  horse.  No  veterinary  surgeon  can  distinguish  the 
symptoms  of  bots  from  those  of  colic.  In  fact,  there  is  but  little  doubt  that 
ninety-nine  out  of  every  one  hundred  cases  of  belly  ache  are  no  more  nor 
less  than  colic  and  not  bots,  and  should  be  treated  as  we  direct  in  the 
treatment  of  colic. 

Treatment.— The  general  condition  of  the  horse  should  be  improved, 
so  that  the  debilitating  effects  of  the  bots  may  not  interfere  with  the 
health   of   the   horse.     It   is   generally   considered    impossible 


No.  1. 


The  female  fly  about  to  deposit  an  ego 

The  male  fly. 

The  egg  its  uatural  size. 

The  egg  magnified. 

The  newly  hatched  bot. 

The  bot  fully  grown. 

The  head  of  a  bot  magnified. 

The  chrvsalis. 


INFLAMMATION  OP  THE   BOWELS. 


No.  1.  The  female  about  to  deposit  an  egg. 

"  2.  The  egg  magnified. 

"  3.  The  bot. 

"  4.  The  chrysalis. 

"  5.  The  male  fly. 


to  expel  or  destroy  the  bots. 
Give  the  following  tonic  med- 
icines to  improve  the  general 
condition :  pulv.  gentian  i 
tb.,  pulv.  copperas  i  1^.,  pulv. 
fenugreek  i  lb.,  pulv.  elecam- 
pane i  tt).  Mix  well,  and  give 
a  large  tablespoonful  once  a 
day. 

Fundament  Bot.  —  Like  the 
stomach  bot,  this  is  also  the 
result  of  running  out  to  grass. 
Instead  of  the  -eggs  being  de- 
posited on  the  legs  they  are 
deposited  on  the  lips  of  the 
horse.  They  are  found  in  the 
rectum,  and  often  seen  about 
the  anus  and  under  the  tail. 

Treatment. — Injections  of  raw 
linseed  oil,  or  of  tobacco  smoke. 


BOWELS,  INFLAIUMATION  OF.— The  symptoms  are  very  severe 
pain  in  the  belly,  varying  from  those  of  colic  in  being  a  continuous  pain 
(while  in  colic  there  are  intervals  of  rest  from  pain),  rolling,  pawing,  sweat- 
ing, rapid  breathing  with  an  inclination  to  shift  about,  with  great  fever  and 
excitement.  The  disease  comes  on  more  gradually  than  colic  (which  see), 
legs  and  ears  cold,  belly  tender  and  painful  on  pressiu"e.  (See  cut  for  posi- 
tion of  nose,  etc.) 

Causes.  —  Constipation,  exposure  to 
cold,  drinking  cold  water  in  large  quan- 
tities when  hot,  hard  driving,  diarrhoea, 
and  as  a  sequel  to  colic. 

The  above  named  causes,  when  occur- 
ring in  a  horse  predisposed  to  the  disease, 
are  quite  liable  to  bring  it  on. 

Treatment. — If  the  cause  is  constipa- 
tion, give  a  quart  of  raw  linseed  oil,  and, 
if  necessary,  add  from  four  to  six  drops 
croton  oil.  If  the  cause  is  over-purging, 
give  an  ounce  and  a  half  of  tincture  of  opium  in  a  half  pint  of  water, 


A     GENERAL     SYMPTOM    OF    AB- 
DOMINAL   IRRITATION. 


If 


6  BRONCHITIS. 

the  cause  should  be  other  than  costiveness  or  diarrhoea,  give  thirty  drops  of  the 
tincture  of  aconite  root,  and  repeat  it  in  two  hours.  Apply  blankets,  wrung 
out  of  hot  water,  to  the  belly,  and  renew  them  every  fifteen  minutes. 
Give  injections  of  warm  (not  hot)  water,  castile  soap,  and  a  handful  of 
table  salt  every  half  hour  until  the  bowels  move  some.  There  is  a  diversity 
of  opinion  in  regard .  to  bleeding.  It  is  my  opinion  that  it  is  of  doubtful 
utility  in  this  disease. 

BRONCHITIS. —This  disease  consists  in  an  inflammation  of  the  air 
passages  of  the  lungs.  It  is  a  very  common  disease  among  horses,  and  is 
sometimes  confounded  with  inflammation  of  the  lungs  (or  lung  fever),  dis- 
tempers and  colds. 

Symptoms. — Begins  with  a  chill,  fever,  harsh  cough,  labored  breathing, 
mouth  hot  and.  dry,  with  loss  of  appetite,  and  in  one  or  two  days  a  discharge 
from  the  nostrils  will  be  observed. 

Treatment. — Give  the  horse  a  good,  comfortable  place  (not  too  close  nor 
the  reverse).  Give  fifteen  to  twenty  drops  tincture  of  aconite  root,  and  re- 
peat every  four  hours  until  six  doses  have  been  given,  which  will  probably 
relieve  the  fever.  Let  the  horse  have  plenty  of  cold  water  to  drink.  We 
would  discourage  the  idea  of  bleeding,  as  it  would  be  more  likely  to  do 
-harm  than  good. 

After  the  fever  has  subsided  (which  will  probably  be  about  the  second 
day),  give  a  few  powders  of  the  following:  IMix  pulv.  licorice  root,  pulv. 
fenugreek  and  pulv.  gentian,  two  ounces  of  each,  and  divide  into  six  pow- 
ders and  give  in  feed  two  or  three  times  a  day. 

Chronic  Bronchitis  is  the  result  of  bad  treatment  of  acute  bronchitis, 
and  when  the  attack  has  been  prolonged  for  some  time. 

Symptoms. — A  cough  which  seems  to  be  confirmed,  with  discharge  from 
the  nostrils,  and  cough  worse  after  drinking  and  in  the  morning. 

Treatment. — Take  eight  ounces  pulv.  gentian  and  four  ounces  pulv.  sul- 
phate of  iron.  Mix  thoroughly  and  divide  into  thirty-five  powders  and  feed 
twice  a  day  until  all  has  been  given ;  then  make  an  ointment  of  red  iodide 
of  mercury,  one  drachm,  lard,  one  ounce,  thoroughly  mixed  together. 
Apply  the  above  named  ointment  down  the  course  of  the  windpipe,  and  the 
next  day  apply  sweet  oil  or  lard  to  keep  the  skin  from  cracking.  Repeat 
the  application  of  the  ointment  in  one  week. 

BURNS  AND  SCALDS.— When  the  burn  is  so  deep  as  to  destroy  the 
skin  and  superficial  tissues,  we  would  recommend  raw  linseed  oil,  applied 
with  bandages,  to  protect  the  parts  from  the  air,  and  allowed  to  remain  for 
several  days. 

But  when  the  skin  is  not  destroyed  we  have  found  that  ' '  Kendall's  Spavin 
Cure  "  is  an  excellent  remedy  for  such  burns  on  man;  so  we  feel  certain  it 
will  work  equally  well  on  any  animal. 


CAPPED    ELBOW.  7 

CALLUS. — A  callus  is  a  thickening  of  the  cuticle  or  of  any  soft  part, 
caused  by  pressure  or  friction,  or  it  may  be  the  result  of  some  injury  wliich 
after  remaining  sore  for  some  time  finally  heals,  leaving  a  thick,  hard 
and  enlarged  surface  which  we  term  callus,  and  which  not  only  injures 
the  sale  of  the  horse  but  is  also  a  constant  "ej^e-sore"  to  the  owner. 

Treatment.— ^Ne  can  only  recommend  one  course,  as  we  have  had  no 
experience  with  any  other  which  proved  successful,  and  that  is  to  apply 
Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  two  or  three  times  a  day,  for  several  weeks,  as 
directed  for  spavin.  These  can  not  generally  be  removed  very  quickly,  yet 
if  the  above  plan  is  followed  out  it  is  sure  to  be  effectual. 

CAPPED  ELBOW.— (Shoe  Boil.)  This  enlargement  on  the  point  of 
the  elbow  is  on  the  side  of  the  chest  just  behind  the  shoulder.  It  is  a  tumor 
(or  sometimes  a  simple  abscess)  caused  by  direct  pressure  against  the  calk 
or  heel  of  the  shoe;  particularly  when  the  latter  is  allowed  to  protrude  too 
far  backward.  Pads  are  made  by  harness  makers  which  are  quite  useful  in 
protecting  the  parts  while  the  horse  is  lying. 

Treatment.  — If  the  tumor  is  soft  and  shows  signs  of  containing  pus,  it 
would  be  well  to  open  it  and  allow  the  matter  to  escape.  Some  recom- 
mend that  the  tumor  be  dissected  out  with  a  knife  and  then  treated  as  any 
simple  wound  by  keeping  clean  until  it  heals.  "KendaH's  Spavin  Cure" 
has  been  used  with  very  gratifying  results  for  Shoe  Boil.  It  should  be 
applied  twice  a  day  for  some  time,  the  same  as  when  it  is  desired  to  remove 
any  enlargement.  Some  get  an  idea  that  if  a  bottle  of  "Kendall's  Spavin 
Cure  "  is  applied,  it  Avill  do  as  much  good  to  apply  the  whole  in  two  to  four 
days  as  to  be  as  many  weeks  in  using  it,  but  we  would  like  to  have  it 
reniembered  that  it  takes  time  to  remove  any  enlargement,  and  especially  if 
it  has  existed  for  any  length  of  time,  therefore  we  say  it  is  not  so  much  in 
the  quantity  used  in  a  given  time  as  in  the  length  of  time  it  is  used.  We 
knov^r  of  no  remedy  that  is  so  certain  to  remove  Shoe  Boil,  when  properly 
used,  as  "Kendall's  Spavin  Cure." 

CAPPED  HOCK.— This  is  a  soft  swelling  on  the  point  of  the  hock 
joint.  It  is  caused  by  kicking  in  the  harness  or  stable,  or  by  being  kicked 
by  another  horse,  and  rarel}^  causes  any  lameness. 

Treatment.  —Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  used  as  for  capped  elbow  is  a  safe 
and  sure  remedy. 

CAPPED  KNEE.— Caused  by  some  injury  to  the  knee. 

Symptoms. — A  soft  tumor  in  front  of  the  knee. 

Treatment. — If  left  alone  it  would  probably  burst  and  leave  a  perma- 
nent blemish.  If  the  tumor  is  hot,  bathe  first  with  cold  water  to  reduce  the 
heat,  or  bind  on  cloths  wet  with  cold  water  and  change  often,  then  apply 
Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  as  directed  for  capped  elbow. 


8 


COLIC. 


FIRST  STAGE   OF   SPASMODIC  COLIC. 


CAUTERY. — {Firing.)  This  cruel  and  inhuman  practice  is  one  which 
has  been  practiced  in  the  past,  and  perhaps  is  to  a  slight  degree  now,  but 
we  sincerely  believe  it  to  be  one  which  ought  to  be  forbidden  by  all  humane 
societies,  as  the  cases  which  are  benefited  are  very  few,  if  any.  that  could 
not  be  benefited  by  milder  and  more  humane  means.    (See  Firing  Horses.) 

COLIC. — Colic  is  a  very  com- 
mon as  well  as  a  ^■ery  dangerous 
disease.  There  are  two  forms : 
Spasmodic  and  Flatulent  Colic. 
The  former  is  of  a  spasmodic  na- 
ture, and  will,  in  severe  cases,  run 
into  inflammation  of  the  bowels 
and  cause  speedy  death,  if  not  re- 
lieved. 

Causes  of  Spasmodic  Colic  are 
drinking  cold  water  when  in  a 
heated  condition,  costiveness,  un- 
wholesome food,  unxlue  quantity 
of  food,  etc. 

Symptoms.— "The  horse  is  suddenly  attacked  v/ith  pain,  and  shows  evi- 
dence of  great  distress,  shifting  his  position  almost  constantly,  and 
manifesting  a  desire  to  lie  dov^^n.  But  in  a  few  minutes  these  symptoms 
disappear,  and  the  horse  is  easy  for  a  short  time,  when  they  return  with 
increasing  severity  until  the  horse  can  not  be  kept  upon  his  feet. 

A  cold  sweat  generally  breaks  out  over  the  body.  The  legs  and  care 
remain  at  about  the  natural  temperature. 

He  looks  around  to  his  flanks,  mostly  at  the  right  side,  as  if  pointing 
out  the  seat  of  the  disease,  scrapes  the  ground  with  his  forward  foot,  and 
will  almost  strike  his  belly  with  his  hind  foot. 

The  horse  heaves  at  the  flanks;  he 
kicks  and  rolls,  and  seems  much  excited, 
and  sometimes  acts  as  though  he  wanted 
to  make  v/ater,  which  he  can  not  do,  on 
account  of  the  urethra  being  spasmodi- 
cally contracted.  This  symptom  need 
not  be  treated,  (as  it  frequently  is),  for  as 
soon  as  the  horse  is  relieved  of  the  colic, 
he  will  pass  water  freely.  Therefore 
follow  the  treatment  we  give  on  next 
page,  and  relieve  the  colic  as  soon  as 
possible. 


SECOND  STAGE  OF   SPASMODIC 
COLIC. 


COLIC. 


As  tho  fliscasG  advances  the  horse  v/ill 
frequem  iy  liirow  himself  down  with  force, 
look  anxiously  at  the  sides  and  sometimes 
snap  with  his  teeth  at  his  sides,  and  strike 
upwards  with  his  hind  feet  as  they  tlo 
nunv  times  v/ith  inflammation  of  the 
00  w  els. 


THIRD   STAGE   OF   SI'AiSMODIC 
COLIC. 


Colic. 


Symptoms  of 


Attacked  suddenly, 
luiervais  of  rest. 

Pulse  not  much  altered  in  the  early 
stage  of  the  disease. 

Rubbing  belly  gives  relief. 


Inflammation  of  Bowels. 

Symptoms  come  on  gradually. 

In  constant  pain. 

Pulse  smair  and  much  quickened, 

and    scarcely    to    be    felt  many 

times. 
Belly  quite  tender  and  sore  to  the 

touch. 
Ears  and  legs  cold. 


Motion  increases  pain. 

Strength  rapidly  failing. 


Ears  and  legs  of  natural  tempera- 

.      ture. 

Motion  gives  relief. 

Strength  scarcely  affected. 

Treafment.  Relieve  the  pain  by  giving  ©ne  ounce  sulphuric  ether,  two 
ounces  of  tincture  of  opium  (laudanum)  and  a  pint  of  raw  linseed  oil,  and,  if 
not  relieved  in  an  hour,  repeat  the  dose.  K  there  is  not  relief  in  a  reasona- 
ble length  of  time  after  the  second  dose  is  given,  some  recommend  bleeding 
from  six  to  ten  quarts  from  the  neck  vein,  but  we  think  it  is  rarely  neces- 
sary to  do  this.  Occasionally  w^alk  the  horse  about  to  excite  the  bowels  to 
action. 

The  following  mixture  is  said  to  be  very  good : 

Take  aromatic  spirits  of  ammonia  1  pint,  sulphuric  ether  1  pint, 
sweet  spirits  of  nitre  H  pints,  gum  opium  (n^ade  fine)  4  ounces,  cam- 
phor gum  4  ounces,  assafoetida  4  ounces.  Mix  all  together,  and  shake 
frequently  for  twelve  or  fifteen  days;  then  filter  or  strain  through  fiannel, 
and  It  will  be  ready  for  use.  Dose — one  tablespoonful  in  a  little  water, 
repeated  in  thirty  minutes.  A  larger  dose  may  be  given  sometimes  in  very 
severe  cases. 

Another  excellent  remedy,  which  is  always  at  hand,  is  one  heaping  table- 
spoonful  of  saleratus  mixed  with  one  pint  of  milk,  and  given  at  one  dose. 

Always  begin  the  treatment  as  soon  as  possible. 

Flatulent  Colic,  Wendy  Colic,  etc. — The  horse  is  uneasy,  hangs  the 
head„  and  exhibits  a  few  of  the  general  symptoms  of  spasmodic  colic  before 
there  is  any  enlargement  of  the  belly ;  but  more  particularly  after,  for  as 


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CORXS. 


FIRST   STAGES  OF  FLATULENT 
COLIC. 


soon  as  the  belly  swells  the  pawing  commences,  although  it  is  not  so  vio^ 
lent  as  in  spasmodic  colic. 

There  is  but  little  rolling  or  kicking  at  the  belly  as  in  spasmodic  colic, 
and  the  horse  is  not  inclined  to  move 
about  much.  After  from  one  to  four 
days  the  belly  becomes  much  in- 
creased in  size  (if  the  disease  is  not 
checked),  and  the  animal  becomes 
restless. 

Treatment. — Do  not  bleed  for  flat- 
ulent colic.  Try  an  injection  first,  and 
if  gas  or  wind  come  away  with  it,  the 
patient  will  most  likely  recover  soon ; 
but  if  no  benefit  is  derived  from  the 
injection,  give  the  remedies  as  recommended  for  spasmodic  colic.  Let  the 
horse  be  led  around  quietly  until  the  medicine  has  had  time  to  take  effect,  so  as 
to  prevent  his  falling  or  rolling,  as  it  might  cause  rupture  of  the  diaphragm. 

CORNS  appear  in  the  angle  of  the  hoof  near  the  heel,  and  are  generally 
caused  by  the  shoes  being  worn  too  long,  causing  the  shell  of  the  hoof  to* 
grow  over  the  shoe,  which  allows  the  weight  to  press  upon  the  sole;  or  the 
shoe  gets  moved  from  its  proper  position,  or  perhaps  never  was  placed  there. 
As  a  general  rule,  the  production  of  corns  may  be  laid 
to  the  shoer. 

Upon  cutting  away  the  horn  there  will  be  found  a 
red  spot ;  but  if  very  bad,  the  color  will  be  a  dark 
purple,  and  it  will  be  deeper  seated. 

Treatment. — Dress  down  the  bruised  part  until  quite 
thin,  and  apply  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  quite  freely,  and 
then  put  on  the  shoe,  so  fitted  that  .there  will  be  no  pres- 
sure on  the  part.  Apply  the  Spavin  Cure  for  several 
days.  If  the  above  treatment  fails  (which  it  probably  will  not),  then  dress 
down  the  bruised  part,  thin  as  before,  and  apply  Kendaii's  Blister  (which 
will  be  sent  by  mail  on  receipt  of  50  c),  thoroughly  rubbed  in,  and  con- 
tinue to  apply  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  as  recommended  in  treatment  of  bone 
spavin. 

CURB. — This  is  one  of  the  many  diseases  of  the  hock- joint,  and  consists 
of  an  enlargement  or  gradual  bulging  out  at  the  posterior  part  of  the  hock. 
(See  engraving. ) 

Cause.— Cnrh  is  generally  caused  by  a  strain  from  galloping  on  uneven 
ground,  wrenching  the  limb,  prancing  and  leaping,  etc.  It  is  one  of  the 
evils  which  occur  among  the  better  breed  of  horses.    Man  delights  in 


SITUATION  OF  A 
CORN. 


MBILITT. 


11 


SOUND  HOCK. 


CURB. 


CURB. 


BANDAGE. 


THE  SUREST  METHOD  OP  PRODUC- 
ING  CURB. 


showing  off  the  animal  he  is  mounted 
upon,  and  so  it  has  ever  been  with 
man,  woman  or  child  ;  they  are  always 
pleased  by  the  prancing  of  the  horse, 
which,  nevertheless,  is  a  very  fruitful 
cause  of  curb.  Pulling  horses  up  sud- 
denly on  their  haunches  is  asserted  to 
be  a  frequent  cause  of  curb. 

Treatment. — Perfect  rest ;  if  hot, 
bandage  it  and  keep  it  constantly  wet 
with  cold  water  and  saltpetre  for  a  few 
days  until  the  inflammation  has  ceased, 
then  apply  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  two 
or  three  times  a  day,  and  rub  well  with 
the  hand.  In  some  cases  it  is  well  to 
apply  the  bandage  after  each  application 
of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  always  applying  the  bandage  as  smooth  as  pos- 
sible and  rather  tight.  In  very  bad  or  very  old  cases  we  would  recommend 
using  Kendall's  Blister,  as  directed  for  ring-bone. 

DEBILITY.— This  condition  accompanies  many  diseases ;  for  this 
reason  anything  which  has  a  tendency  to  reduce  the  strength  of  the  horse 
should  be  avoided  while  treating  the  various  diseases,  especially  of  the 
chest. 

Symptoms  of  general  debility  are  swelling  of  the  legs,  breast,  belly  and 
sheath.    The  horse  is  very  weak,  and  staggers  as  he  walks. 

Causes  are  bleeding  in  treating  diseases,  starving,  and  insuflQcient  and 
improper  diet  given  to  sick  horses  when  they  should  have  been  supported 
by  good  and  suflQcient  food  during  their  sickness. 

Treatment.— Give  the  tonic  powders  which  we  recommend  under  the 
head  of  Bots,  once  or  twice  a  day,  with  a  liberal  amount  of  good  feed 
and  water,  and  allow  him  to  recover  wholly  before  putting  him  into  hard 
work. 


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DYSENTERY. 


DEFORMITIES  IN  YOUNG  COLTS,  are  usually  caused  by  an  insuf- 
ficient nourishment  ;  but  if  the  colt  is  taught  to  suck  milk  from  a  bottle  or 
something  else,  so  as  to  become  well  nourished,  deformities  of  the  limbs  will 
usually  be  removed. 

DIARRHCEA.— When  this  disease  is  not  attended  with  pain,  giuping  or 
pawing,  as  in  colic,  it  will  generally  require  no  treatment,  but  if  it  con- 
tinues, and  the  horse  shows  signs  of  pain  or  colic,  there  is  reason  for  the 
belief  that  there  is  some  irritating  poison  retained  in  the  bowels  which  does 
not  pass  away  in  the  excrement.     (See  Dysentery.) 

Treatment.— Treatment  that  will  allay  pain  is  demanded. 

Give  twenty  drops  of  tincture  of  aconite  root  in  a  little  water,  and 
follow  with  a  powder  as  given  below,  every  three  hours,  until  the  horse  is 
better.  Ta^e  prepared  chalk,  5  drachms  ;  catechu,  pulverized,  1  drachm  ; 
pulverized  opium,  10  grains;  mix,  and  give  as  stated  above.  Give  plenty  of 
good  cold  water  to  drink. 

When  the  diarrhoea  is  better,  give  bran  mash  for  a  few  days,  and  add  a 
little  ground  flaxseed  if  convenient. 

DYSENTERY,  ACUTE.— This  disease  in  the  horse  is  very  violent, 
because  the  length  and  size  of  the  intestines  of  the  horse  render  any  disease 
within  them  a  very  serious  affair. 

Cause. — Acute  dysentery  is  caused  by  taking  some  acrid  substance  into 
the  stomach,  such  as  croton  oil  with  aloes,  which  produce  an  inflam- 
matory purgation  ;  or  from  the  injudicious  use  of  various  poisons,  such  as 
tartar  emetic,  corrosive  sublimate,  blue  vitriol,  arsenic,  etc. ,  etc.  Nearly  all 
of  these  substances  will  be  eaten  readily  if  mixed  with  the  grain,  therefore 
any  person  not  knowing  the 
proper  quantities  of  such  poi- 
sons to  give,  should  not  venture 
to  use  them. 

Symptoms  are  obscure  at 
the  commencement.  As  in 
nearly  all  disorders  of  the 
intestines,  so  in  this,  there  is  x 
pain  in  the  abdomen.  The  ^ 
pain  may  be  slight  at  first  or 
it  may  be  so  violent  as  to  be 
confounded  with  the  pangs 
of  colic  ;  thethirst  is  excessive  ; 
the  stench  offensive. 

The  position  of  the  body,  as 
shown  in  the  engraving,  is 
expressive  of  abdominal  pain. 


SUFFEKING  FROM    THE    EFFECTS  OF  A 
POWEKFUL  POISON. 


DISTEMPER.  13 

Treatment  the  same  as  for  diarrhoea,  with  larger  doses  of  opium  when 
the  pain  is  violent.  Keep  the  horse  and  stable  clean,  and  give  the  horse 
good  care.  Do  not  be  concerned  about  the  bowels  if  they  do  not  move  at 
all  for  several  days. 

DISTEMPER.— (Strangles.)  This  form  of  sore  throat  is  characterized 
by  swelling  between  the  bones  of  the  lower  jaw,  which  terminates  in  an 


Cause. — A  specific  poison  in  the 
blood,  which  but  few  horses  escape. 
Treatment.  —  The    opinions  of 
different  veterinarians  vary  in  re- 
gard to  the  treatment,  some  recom- 
mending   poultices   while    others 
forbid  it,  etc.,  but  the  following 
plan  is  undoubtedly  as  good  a  one 
as  any. 
•Give  gi-ass  or  soft  feed  and  but 
STRANGLES.  '  little,    if    any,  medicine,    and    if 

thought  best  to  do  anything  to 
hasten  the  suppuration  apply  warm  poultices,  or  some  like  blistering.  The 
appetite  will  return  when  the  abscess  breaks  or  is  opened. 

EPIZOOTIC. — This  disease  attacks  many  animals  at  the  same  time,  and 
originates  in  one  common  cause. 

Treatment. — A  few  years  ago,  when  nearly  every  horse  in  the  country  had 
this  disease,  hundreds  were  either  not  treated  at  all  or  improperly  treated, 
and  consequently  many  were  left  in  a  bad  condition,  which  they  did  not 
outgrow  for  months,  and  others  died  for  want  of  proper  treatment.  At 
this  time  I  was  called  upon  to  prescribe  for  many,  and  I  soon  found  that 
Prof.  Flint's  Horse  and  Cattle  Renovating  Powders  were  the  very  best 
tliiug  I  could  give.  Dose :  tablespoonf  ul  three  times  a  day  at  first,  and 
then  only  twice  each  da3^ 

Every  horse  that  took  the  above  powders  recovered  fully,  and  none  were 
troubled  with  the  bad  after-effects  which  followed  many  that  received  no 
treatment. 

FARCY. — This  is  a  scrofulous  disease  affecting  the  horse. 

Symptoms. — The  hair  looks  rough  and  unhealthy;  one  of  the  legs  will 
generally  swell  to  a  very  large  size,  generally  the  fore  leg — hot  and  pain- 
ful— and  in  a  short  time  will  break  owl  m  small  running  sores,  discharging 
a  thin,  unhealthy  fluid,  and  sometimes  the  discharge  is  thicker. 


14  f'lElNG  HORSES. 

On  the  side  of  the  neck,  body  or  inside  of  the  leg  will  be  felt  a  thick  sub- 
stance under  the  skin  but  somewhat  elevated  and  hardened,  and  interrupted 
at  distances  with  a  small  sore  similar  to  that  on  the  leg.  In  some  cases  soft, 
puffy  swellings  will  be  found  about  many  parts  of  the  body. 

Cause, — Poorly  ventilated  stables  which  are  overcrowded  with  horses;  in- 
oculation from  the  virus  of  the  glandered  or  farcied  horses,  and  this  virus 
producing  a  ferment  in  the  blood.  Absorption  of  pus  into  the  blood  is 
liable  to  produce  either  farcj^  glanders  or  some  other  zymotic  disease. 

Ireatment. — Understanding  the  cause  of  this  disease  you  will  readily  see 
what  the  treatment  should  be — that  by  removing  the  cause  the  effects  will 
cease.  Give  a  tablespoonful  of  sulphite  (not  sulphate)  of  soda  twice  a 
day. 

This  remedy  will  stop  all  fermentation  and  purify  the  blood.  It  would 
be  v>^ell  to  continue  the  sulphite  of  soda  two  or  three  times  a  week  fof  a  few 
weeks  after  the  horse  seems  to  be  well. 

After  leaving  off  the  sulphite,  of  soda  give  the  tonic  powders  as  directed 
in  the  treatment  for  bots,  to  improve  the  general  condition  of  the  horse. 
Give  good  and  generous  feed. 

Another  plan  is  to  give  the  following  powders  once  or  twice  a  day: 
Take  sulphur,  8  ozs. ;  saltpetre,  4  ozs. ;  black  antimony,  2  ozs. ;  mix,  and  give 
one  tablespoonful. 

Another  mode  of  treating  this  disease  is  to  give  three  drachms  of  sul- 
phate of  copper  every  night,  in  the  food,  until  the  horse  refuses  to  eat. 
After  a  few  days,  repeat;  but  if  the  case  is  bad,  give  the  medicine  as  a 
drench  in  water,  for  ten  days,  if  he  will  not  take  it  in  his  food. 

The  horse,  as  well  as  all  his  clothing  and  articles  used  in  feeding  him, 
should  be  removed  from  all  healthy  animals,  aS  this  is  one  of  the  contagious 
diseases  of  the  horse. 

FIRING  HORSES.— I  can  fully  indorse  the  following  statements  of  Dr. 
Robt.  McLlure  in  regard  to  this  inhuman  practice.  He  says:  "This  is  an 
operation  which  is  a  great  favorite,  and  in  much  repute  among  horse  doc- 
tors. For  my  part  I  think  it  not  only  cruel  and  barbarous,  but  unnecessary, 
doing  no  good  whatever,  and  in  many  cases  a  positive  injury,  the  effects 
of  which  will  never  disappear  from  the  legs  and  body  while  the  animal 
lives.  Firing  is  intended  by  its  advocates  to  prevent  and  cure  spavin,  curbs, 
sprains  and  ring-bones  by  scoring  the  parts  with  a  red  hot  iron  in  lines  over 
the  part  that  is  thought  will  be  diseased  or  is  already  so."    (See  Cautery.) 

FOOT  DISEASE^.— Navicular  disease.— {See  engraving  on  cover  for 
location:) 

This  is  a  serious  disease,  and  is  sometimes  very  obscure  in  its  symp- 


FOUNDER.  15 

toms,  according  to  the  stage  of  the  disease.  Fortunately  this  disease  is  rarely 
met  with,  but  it  is  a  fruitful  cause  of  permanent  lameness.  It  is  many 
times  attributed  to  some  difficulty  in  the  Moulder. 

Cause.— Hard  work  upon  pavements  causing  slight  inflamrnation  which 
is  neglected,  and  the  horse  kept  at  work  so  that  the  inflammation'^continues 
until  it  ends  in  ulceration. 

Symptoms  are  obscure  and  yet  very  much  like  many  of  the  symptoms 
of  other  diseases  of  the  feet  and  legs  and  shoulders.  It  is  determined 
chiefly  by  an  undue  amount  of  heat  in  the  foot,  and  by  the  fact  that  no 
disease  can  be  found  elsewhere  or  of  a  different  character. 

Treatment. — Raise  the  foot  and  pour  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  on  to  the 
frog  and  the  back  part  of  the  foot  and  heel,  and  rub  it  well  up  into  the  hair, 
repeating  this  process  two  or  three  times  a  day,  for  two  or  three  weeks,  or 
more,  if  necessary.  In  bad  cases,  if  the  lameness  does  not  subside  in  two  or 
three  weeks,  we  would  recommend  to  blister  as  recommended  for  ring-bone, 
and  follow  up  with  the  use  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure.  The  above  treatment 
has  proved  to  be  the  most  satisfactory  of  any  treatment  known  to  us. 

Poultices  sometimes  relieve  the  pain. 

FOUNDER.  (Laminitis.) — This  disease  is  inflammation  of  the  sensitive 
laminae  of  the  foot,  of  which  there  are  two  kinds,  acute  and  chronic,  the 
latter  being  a  continuation  of  the  former.  The  acute  form  is  invariably 
cured,  if  properly  treated,  but  the  chronic  form  is  generally  considered 
incurable  ;  it  can  be  relieved  very  much,  but  the  feet  are  always  afterwards 
sore  and  tender  in  front. 

Cause. — Allowing  to  drink  cold  water,  when  overheated  and  tired  from 
overwork,  standing  in  the  cold  air  (or  where  the  wind  will  strike  the  horse) 
while  warm,  driving  through  a  river  while  warm,  long  and  hard  drives 
over  dry  roads,  etc. 

Symptoms. — The  horse  will  stand  upon  his  heels,  with  fore  feet  and  legs 
stretched  out  as  far  as  he  can  get  them  so  as  to  throw  the  weight  off  as  much 
as  possible  ;  and  he  can  scarcely  be  made  to  move.  The  horse  has 
fever  and  considerable  constitutional  disturbance,  in  the  acute  form  of  the 
disease.     ^ 

Treatment  {of  acute  founder.) — Give  the  horse  a  good  bedding  of  straw, 
in  a  large,  well  ventilated  stall,  so  as  to  encourage  him  to  lie  down,  which, 
by  removing  the  weight  from  the  inflamed  parts,  will  relieve  his  sufferings 
very  much  and  assist  in  hastening  the  cure.  As  soon  as  his  bed  is  fixed,  give 
him  twenty  drops  of  the  tincture  of  aconite  root  in  a  half  pint  of  cold 
water,  poured  into  his  mouth  with  a  bottle  having  a  strong  neck,  and  repeat 
this  dose  every  four  hours  until  six  or  eight  doses  have  been  given.  Also 
apply  a  cloth  wet  in  ice-water  to  the  feet,  and  keep  wet  with  the  same  for 


16  CHRONIC    FOUNDER. 

several  hours  until  the  severe  pain  has  been  relieved.  Wet  the  cloths  often, 
and  continue  for  two  or  three  days,  or  longer  if  necessary.  Give  plenty  of 
cold  water  to  drink.  The  above  treatment  should  be  adopted  as  soon  as 
possible  after  the  horse  has  been  attacl^ed  with  founder.  Let  the  horse  have 
rest  until  he  has  fully  recovered.  Give  grass  or  mashes  for  two  or  three 
days,  and  then  give  a  good  and  fair  amount  of  feed. 

After  the  treatment  recommended  above,  if  there  should  still  be  tender- 
ness, we  would  recommend  the  use  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  to  remove  it, 
as  directed  for  foot  diseases. 

Although  bleeding  is  quite  strongly  recommended  by  some,  yet  I  am 
firmly  of  the  opinion  that  the  above  plan,  if  properly  carried  out,  will  be 
much  more  successful. 

CHRONIC  FOUNDER  in  its  worst  form  is  not  curable,  but  may  be 
palliated.  The  treatment  should  depend  principally  upon  softening  the 
hoof  by  oiling  well  with  castor  oil,  and  continuing  to  keep  the  hoef  well 
oiled  on  the  bottom  and  sides  up  on  to  the  skin. 

We  would  also  recommend  in  shoeing  to  place  a  piece  of  sole  leather 
which  will  cover  the  whole  of  the  bottom  of  the  foot  under  the  shoe 
and  drive  the  nails  through  the  leather  so  as  to  hold  it  as  long  as  the  shoe 
remains  on,  then  pack  eakum  or  cotton  batting  saturated  with  tar  under  the 
leather  so  as  to  soften  up  the  bottom  of  the  hoof.  This  works  admirably 
in  many  cases. 

Some  pare  the  soles  of  the  feet  and  then  allow  them  to  stand  in  about 
six  inches  of  sawdust,  wet  a  little  every  morning  for  two  or  three  weeks. 
This  is  also  a  good  plan  to  follow  when  horses  are  recovering  from  acute 
founder. 

The  treatment  most  likely  to  effect  a  permanent  cure  is  that  recom- 
mended for  foot  diseases,  which  see. 

FRACTURE. — The  term  fracture  is  here  used  to  signify  a  broken  bone. 
A  fracture  is  termed  simple  when  the  bone  only  is  divided  ;  compound, 
when  in  addition  there  is  an  external  wound  of  the  integuments  com- 
municating with  it ;  comminuted,  when  the  bone  is  broken  or  crushed  into 
several  pieces. 

The  simple  fracture  is  the  only  variety  which  calls  for  much  notice,  in 
view  of  the  fact  that  it  is  usually  of  but  little  use  to  attempt  to  treat  either 
of  the  other  two  varieties. 

Many  cases  of  simple  fracture  may  be  successfully  treated  so  that  the 
horse  will  be  useful  for  many  purposes,  if  not  for  driving, 

Symptoms.— A  broken  bone  is  usually  detected  quite  easily,  especially 
when  it  is  a  long  bone  of  the  leg,  as  the  horse  has  not  the  power  to  mo-we. 
and  also  by  the  looseness  of  .the  leg.  The  horse  is  in  great  pain,  excitement, 
sweating,  etc. 


FBACrUEB. 


17 


A  GOOD  WAY  TO  SLING  A  HOUSE  WHEN  IT  IS  THOUGHT  BEST  TO  DO  80. 


Treatment. — If  in  the  summer  season,  place  tlie  horse  in  the  field  or 
yard,  but  in  winter  in  a  large,  comfortable  stable  or  in  the  barn-yard,  if 
well  protected  from  wind  and  storm.  Do  not  give  too  much  bedding  nor 
allow  anything  to  be  in  the  way  of  the  foot,  so  that  it  can  be  carried 
without  interruption.  Give  twenty-five  drops  tincture  aconite  root  every 
five  hours,  for  the  first  twenty  or  twenty-five  hours,  to  lessen  the  fever 
and  pain. 

Place  the  broken  leg  in  a  position  as  near  like  the  other  as  possible  in 
shape  and  also  (by  actual  measurement)  to  be  of  the  same  length,  'for  it  is 
by  neglecting  the  measurement  that  some  are  left  to  unite  shorter  than  the 
sound  leg. 

When  the  leg  is  placed  in  the  same  shape  and  length  of  the  sound  one, 
apply  a  good  coating  of  tar  to  the  leg,  around,  below  and  above  the  point 
of  fracture.  Then  wrap  the  whole  leg  in  carded  cotton  or  coarse  tow,  andi 
place  over  this  splints  cut  out  of  pieces  of  boards,  which  will  rest  evenly 
upon  the  leg  prepared  as  above,  and  fill  all  unevenness  with  the  tow  or 
cotton. 

Have  three  or  four  splints,  so  as  to  hold  the  leg  in  position  constantly. 
Secure  the  whole  by  carefully  applying  a  strong  bandage,  or  by  tying  with 
soft  cord,  and  make  it  perfectly  secure,  so  that  the  horse  will  not  move  the 
leg  where  fractured  before  it  has  had  time  to  unite. 

It  \a  considered  by  some  as  bad  practice  to  sling  a  horse  from  his  feet 


IS  FROST  bit:es. 

fn  cases  of  fracture,  and  he  will  s^eldom  put  his  foot  to  the  ground  until  the 
fracture  has  united,  so  that  it  is  not  necessary  to  sling. 

Examine  the  splints  daily  and  see  that  they  do  not  get  loose. 

Give  the  horse  a  liberal  amount  of  good  feed  and  cold  water. 

When  the  horse  is  kept  in  a  stall  it  is  well  to  make  a  hole  in  the  floor, 
underneath  the  foot  of  the  broken  leg,  so  that  he  can  stand  with  the  leg  at 
full  length. 

With  the  splints  properly  applied  the  horse  may  safely  be  left  to  himself 
and  nature  will  do  the  rest. 

FROST  BITES.— A  state  of  numbness  or  torpif action  of  a  part  of  the 
body,  caused  by  intense  cold,  which,  unless  relieved  by  proper  remedies,  is 
liable  to  be  followed  by  death  of  the  part.  Horses  are  most  liable  to  be 
troubled  with  frost-bites  on  the  heels  and  the  back  part  of  the  hind  legs, 
which  swell  badly,  and  are  sometimes  mistaken  for  scratches. 

Treatment. — It  is  very  important  in  the  treatment  of  frost-bites  that  heat 
should  not  be  applied  cuddenly,  but  that  very  cold  water  be  applied,  by 
which  means  the  frost  is  extracted  very  slowly. 

Any  frozen  parts  should  not  be  rubbed  until  the  frost  has  been  extracted. 

After  the  heat  has  returned  to  the  part,  we  know  of  nothing  which  we 
think  will  work  better  thun  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  applied  several  times; 
as  by  so  doing  the  great  pain  and  soreness  which  is  sure  to  follow  is  gener- 
ally averted,  and  thus  the  bad  running  sores  which  sometimes  follow  are 
prevented.     The  above  treatment  is  also  well  adapted  to  frost-bites  on  man. 

GLANDERS. — This  disease  is  alike  fruitful  of  evil  to  man  and  beast, 
and  is  generally  considered  incurable. 

A  horse  may  have  latent  glanders  for  years,  and  work  well,  the  disease 
being  during  this  time  as  contagious  as  in  its  developed  Ltate. 

Cause. — The  cause  is  somewhat  varied  in  different  cases,  and  may  be 
attributed  to  filth,  starvation,  or  to  debilitating  diseases,  as  lung  fever, 
catarrh  or  any  disease  capable  of  generating  pus,  which  being  absorbed  into 
the  circulation  forms  a  ferment  within  the  blood. 

Symptoms. — The  membrane  lining  the  nostrils  assumes  a  leaden  or  pur- 
ple color,  accompanied  by  a  thin,  acrid,  transparent  and  odorless  discharge. 
This  is  the  first  stage,  during  which  the  general  health  does  not  suffer  and 
the  horse  may  do  his  ordinary  work. 

The  discharge  grows  thicker,  and  sinks  when  placed  in  water.  The 
membrane  lining  the  nostrils  will  be  found  to  have  sores,  ragged  and  de- 
pressed at  the  top,  with  varicose  veins  leading  to  them  from  all  sides. 

The  appetite  fails,  and  the  horse  assumes  an  emaciated  and  dull  appear- 
ance. He  will  be  hide-bound,  and  his  legs  sweU  during  the  day  and  the 
swelling  go  down  at  night. 


GREASE    HEELS.  19 

The  ulceration  of  the  nose  is  very  bad,  and  the  sores  spread  into  his 
throat .  the  body  also  is  sometiEaes  aflflicted  with  sores.  The  horse  ultimately 
dies  in  a  wasted  condition. 

Treotmen/.— Most  horsemen  recommend  that  the  horse  be  shot  as  soon 
as  it  is  decided  that  he  is  atflicted  with  glanders,  as  they  consider  the  disease 
incurable,  but  if  the  following  treatment  is  adopted  early  it  may  prove  suc- 
cessful : 

Give  from  one-half  to  one  ounce  doses  of  sulphite  of  soda  at  night,  in 
cut  feed,  for  several  weeks,  and  five  grains  Spanish  flies  (powdered)  with  it. 
Give,  at  the  same  time,  every  morning  and  noon,  a  powder  consisting  of 
three  drachms  powdered  gentian,  and  two  drachms  powdered  sulphate  of 
copper.  Give  the  medicines  for  a  long  time,  not  only  to  cure  the  disease 
but  to  improve  the  general  health.  Give  a  good  liberal  feed,  and  change  the 
feed  often. 

GREASE  HEELS.— This  disease  of  the  heels  and  legs  of  horses  is  char- 
acterized by  a  white,  offensive,  greasy  discharge  from  the  heels  of  the  horse. 
The  skin  becomes  hot,  tender  and  swollen,  and  sometimes  sloughs  away, 
leaving  an  ugly  sore. 

Cause. — Sudden  changes  of  the  temperature  of  the  earth,  whether  it  be 
from  heat  to  cold  or  from  wet  to  dry.  This  disease  generally  fellows  wet 
streets,  stables  or  lands. 

Treatment. — Keep  the  legs  dry  and  cleansed  well  with  castile  soap  and 
soft  water ;  then  apply,  once  a  day,  verdigris,  one-half  ounce ;  rum  or  proof 
spirits,  one  pmt ;  mix,  and  shake  well  before  applying.  Or  apply  Kendall's 
Spavin  Cure  after  washing  well.  Some  use  water,  one  pint ;  sulphuric  acid, 
two  drachms;  corrosive  sublimate,  one  drachm.  Mix,  and  shake  before 
using.  Some  cases  will  be  cured  by  keeping  clean  and  applying  glycerine, 
four  ounces;  carbolic  acid,  one  drachm;  mixed,  and  applied  twice  a  day. 
While  some  cases  are  cured  quite  readily,  others  will  not  heal  for  a  long 
time. 

For  obstinate  cases  use  the  following:  Take  one  pound  concentrated 
lye  and  dissolve  it  in  two  quarts  water,  and  bottle  for  use ;  when  needed,  pour 
a  wine-glassful  of  the  solution  of  lye  into  six  quarts  of  cold  water,  and  wash 
and  bathe  the  heels  for  half  an  hour,  night  and  morning.  Dry  the  heels 
often  after  the  bathing,  as  they  will  become  very  moist.     (See  Scratches.) 

HEAVES.— This  disease  is  due  to  rupture  and  enlargement  of  the  air 
cells  of  the  lungs,  which  lessens  the  value  and  usefulness  of  the  horse. 

There  is  every  degree  of  intensity  to  be  seen  in  this  disease,  from  the  case 
;,hat  is  so  slight  that  only  the  expert  can  detect  it,  to  the  one  where  the 
patient  finds  it  'oery  difficult  to  breathe,  even  when  not  being  exercised. 

Cause. — In  cases  of  heaves,  horses  are  always  greedy  eaters;  and  it  is 


20  HIDE-BOUND. 

generally  found  that  they  have  been  fed  an 
enormous  amount  of  hay  or  coarse  food, 
which  they  are  quite  sure  to  eat  if  they  can 
possibly  find  room  for  it. 

Heaves  are  never  found  in  racing  sta- 
bles, where  the  horses  are  properly  fed; 
consequently,  it  is  but  reasonable  to  attrib- 
ute the  cause  to  overfeeding  with  hay  and 
coarse  feed. 

Treatment.— 'Restrict  the  quantity  of  hay 
and  increase  the  amount  of  grain  feed,  which    listentng    to    the    sounds 
will  give  the  lungs  increase  of  room  to  act.         made  within  the  wind- 

I  shall  give  here  various  receipts  which        pipk. 
experience  has  proved  to  be  good. 

FAVORITE  RECEIPTS  FOR  HEA\TIS. 

1st.  Asafoetida  pulv.  one  oz. ;  Camphor  gum  pulv.  one-half  oz.  Mix» 
and  divide  into  four  powders ,  feed  one  every  other  night  for  a  week. 

2d.  Resin,  two  ozs. ;  tartar  emetic,  two  ozs. ;  Spanish  brown,  two  ozs. ; 
cayenne,  two  ozs.    Mix,  and  give  two  teaspoonfuls,  twice  a  day,  in  the  feed. 

8d.  A  horseman  with  whom  I  am  acquainted  says  he  has  cured  several 
cases  of  heaves  with  oil  tar.  He  gives  the  ordinary  case  a  teaspoonful 
every  night  or  every  other  night,  by  pouring  it  on  to  the  tongue  and  then 
giving  some  grain  which  carries  it  into  the  stomach. 

He  says  he  has  given  very  bad  cases  two  or  three  tablespoonfuls  at  a 
dose  with  grand  results. 

He  reports  it  to  be  the  best  remedy  in  use,  and  also  good  for  any  cough, 
or  to  put  a  horse  in  good  condition ;  in  fact,  it  is  his  ' '  cure  all.  **    • 

4th.  As  far  as  our  experience  goes  (which  is  strongly  corroborated 
by  the  testimony  of  others),  we  have  found  Prof.  Flint's  Condition  Pow- 
ders a  very  excellent  remedy  for  this  difficulty,  when  fed  quite  freely  for 
a  few  days. 

Hn)E-BOUND. — A  term  used  to  denote  the  adherence  of  the  skin  to 
the  ribs  w^hen  the  horse  is  diseased.  It  usually  arises  from  a  deficiency  in 
the  quality  or  quantity  of  food,  and  is  commonly  an  attendant  on  lingering 


Treatment. — Give  mixed  feed — cut  hay,  bran  and  corn  meal,  wet  with 
just  enough  water  to  cause  the  whole  to  keep  together. 

The  follov.ing  powders  should  be  given  in  the  feed,  every  night  for  two 
weeks ; 

Powdered  gentian  root,  three  drachms ;  powdered  sulphate  of  iron,  two 
drachms.     Mix,  and  give  for  one  dose. 

HINTS  ON  I;X)OD.— 1st.     The  foundation  of  many  diseases  is  laid  in 


HIP-JOINT    LAMENESS,  21 

feeding  all  horses  in  the  same  proportions,  without  any  regard  to  age,  con- 
stitution, or  the  work  which  the  horse  is  required  to  do.  The  impropriety 
of  such  a  course  is  readily  seen. 

2d.  Bad  hay  has  not  proper  nourishment  in  it ;  therefore  it  would  be 
poor  policy  to  buy  it  simply  because  it  is  cheap,  as  it  is  often  very  dear  in 
the  end. 

3d.  Old  horses  will  do  better  on  chaff  than  on  hay,  as  they  can  chew 
and  digest  it  better. 

4th.  There  is  not  sufficient  nutriment  in  grass  or  hay  alone  to  support  a 
horse  well  under  hard  work. 

5th.  Corn  which  has  been  damaged  is  very  injurious,  as  it  will  produce 
inflammation  of  the  bowels  and  skin  diseases. 

6th.  Oats  and  corn  are  the  best  nourishment  if  a  horse  is  worked  hard, 
but  if  not,  it  should  be  chiefly  hay,  because  corn  and  oats  supply  more 
nourishment  and  flesh-making  material  than  any  other  kind  of  food;  but 
hay  not  so  much. 

7th.  For  a  coach  horse  four  to  six  quarts  of  good  oats  and  eighteen 
poimds  of  good  hay  are  usually  sufficient.  K  a  horse  should  be  worked  hard, 
he  should  have  more  of  each;  but  if  worked  but  little,  he  should  have  less. 

8th.  Chopped  hay  sprinkled  with  a  little  water,  which  has  had  a  tea- 
spoonful  of  salt  dissolved  in  it,  is  quite  pleasing  to  the  taste  of  the  horse,  and 
is  also  more  easily  digested. 

9th.  Spring  or  well  water  is  not  usually  as  good  for  a  horse  as  water 
from  a  stream  or  pond,  as  the  former  is  usually  hard  and  cold. 

10th.  Horses  require  and  should  have  at  least  a  pailful  of  water,  morn- 
ing and  evening;  or,  what  is  better,  give  a  half  pailful  at  four  different  times 
in  a  day. 

11th.  A  horse  should  not  be  driven  nor  worked  hard  directly  after  he 
has  had  a  full  draught  of  water,  nor  soon  after  eating  heartily,  as  exertion 
prevents  digestion. 

12th.  Do  not  allow  a  horse  to  become  accustomed  to  drinking  warm 
water,  for  if  compelled  to  drink  cold  at  any  time  it  will  be  liable  to 
cause  colic. 

13th.  Do  not  work  or  drive  a  horse  if  he  refuses  his  food,  after  drink- 
ing, until  you  have  given  him  rest. 

14th.  Do  not  feed  nor  water  a  horse  directly  after  his  coming  in  very 
warm,  but  let  him  walk  about  until  cool ;  groom  him  quite  dry  first  with  a 
wisp  of  straw  and  then  with  a  comb  and  brush,  and  rub  the  legs  well  with 
the  hand.     When  he  is  cool  give  him  his  grain. 

HIP-JOINT  LxlMENESS.  —  This  disease  is  generally  seen  in  young 
horses  and  may  be  caused  by  rheumatism  or  by  some  accident,  although  it 
is  due  oftentimes  to  a  hereditary  taint. 


22 


INFLAMMATION   OF    STOMACH. 


Symptoms.— The  leg  appears  shorter,  and,  when  the  horse  is  standing,  is 
placed  slightly  under  the  body  and  not  doubled  up,  or  standing  upon  the 
toe,  as  is  seen  in  diseases  of  hock- joint.  In  nearly  all  cases  of  so-called  hip 
and  whirl-bone  disease,  the  true  seat  of  disease  will  be  found  to  be  in  the 
hock- joint.    (See  Spavin.) 

In  hip-joint  lameness  there  is  a  dragging  ©r  swaying  motion  of  the  limb 
outward.     An  extra  degree  of  heat  will  be  found  over  this  joint. 

Treatment. — Give  the  horse  absolute  rest  for  a  few  weeks,  and  begin, 
when  first  allowed  to  rest,  to  apply  cold  water  cloths  over  the  hip-joint, 
which  continue  one  or  two  days  or  more,  until  the  heat  and  tenderness  have 
been  removed. 

Then  apply  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  two  or  three  times  a  day  for  two  or 
three  weeks,  or  longer  if  necessary,  and  allow  a  week's  rest  after  stopping 
its  use. 

IISTPLAMMATION  OF  STOMACH  is  caused  generally  by  some  poison 
given  to  improve  the  coat  of  the  animal.  Some  persons  are  in  a  habit  of 
giving  powders  composed  of  poisonous  drugs  to  improve  the  general  appear- 
ance of  the  horse,  and  which,  if  given  in  proper  quantities  and  sufficiently 
diluted,  so  as  not  to  come  in  contact  with  the  coating  of  the  stomach  while 
in  its  full  strength,  might  perhaps  do  good  in  many  cases,  but  when  given  by 
an  ignorant  person,  it  is  sometimes  given  not  only  full  strength,  but  in  large 
doses,  on  the  principle  that,  if  a  little  will  do  good,  a  larger  amount  will  do 
more  good. 

Symptoms. — The  horse  is  frantic  on  account  of  the  excessive  pain,  but 
the  symptoms  are  not  decided  in  all  cases. 

The  following  s3rmptoms  occur,  but  not  all  in  each  case ;  nor  do  they 
occur  simultaneously  :  Great  thirst; 
loathing  of  food ;  redness  of  the  mem- 
branes ;  frequent  eructations  which 
smell  bad;  discharge  of  thick  saliva; 
rolling,  pawing,  colic;  striking  at 
the  belly;  panting;  tucked-up  flanks; 
quick  and  small  pulse;  passing 
mucus  in  large  quantities ;  straining ; 
looking  at  the  abdomen;  loss  of 
strength;  convulsions;  madness,  and 
death. 

Treatmxnt. — Give  at  once  2  ozs. 
tincture  of  opium,  1\  ozs.  sulphuric 
ether,  and  2  ozs.  magnesia,  in  one 
quart  of  cold  gruel  or  milk,  and  re-    suFFEEmo  from  acute  inflamma.- 
iioat  if  necessary.  ^^^^  ^^  '^^  stomach. 


ii:o'Lira2«'ZA. 


23 


If  corrosive  sublimate  is  known  to  be  the  poison,  give  fifteen  or  twenty 
raw  eggs  with  the  above  drench. 

INFLUENZA. — An  epidemic  disease  occurring  in  the  spring  of  the  year. 

Symptoms. — A  chill,  succeeded  by  increased  heat  of  the  body,  and  fever, 
cough,  discharge  of  mucus  from  the  nose,  loss  of  appetite,  great  pros- 
tration, followed  in  a  day  or  two  with  swelling  of  the  legs,  and,  in  some  bad 
cases,  of  the  belly,  breast,  etc.    These  symptoms  vary  some  in  different  cases. 

Treatment— CoYBT  the  horse  with  a  good  blanket,  and  place  him  in  a 
good  comfortable  stable,  with  proper  ventilation  but  not  too  cold.  Give 
twenty  drops  of  tincture  of  aconite  root  in  a  little  cold  water,  every  four 
hours,  until  four  or  five  doses  have  been  given,  and  allow  the  horse  plenty 
of  good  cold  water  to  drink. 


A  FREQUENT  SIGHT  WHEN  IT  WAS  THE  CUSTOM  TO  BLEED  AND  TREAT 
TOO   ACTIVELY  IN   THIS  DISEASE. 

Then  give  the  following  :  Powdered  gentian,  4  ounces  ;  powdered 
fenugreek,  4  ounces;  and  powdered  licorice  root,  2  ounces.  Mix,  and 
divide  into  twenty-five  powders,  and  give  two  or  three  each  day.  Allow 
the  horse  to  have  rest  until  he  has  fully  recovered. 

INTERFERING.— This  is  usually  the  result  of  weakness  of  the  horse, 
although  the  blacksmith  is  frequently  blamed  for  it,  and  perhaps  justly, 
sometimes,  on  account  of  being  somewhat  careless,  w^ien  the  interfering 
might  have  been  avoided  with  a  little  care.  Yet  the  cause  is  generally 
weakness. 

Treatment.— Give  the  strengthening  powder  recommended  for  the 
treatment  of  bots,  and  feed  well. 

KIDNEYS,  DISEASE  OF.— The  straddling  gait,  as  represented  in  the 


24 


KIDNEYS,   DISEASE   OF. 


SYMPTOMS    OP  DISEASES    OP  THE 
URINARY    ORGANS. 


engraving  below,  is  not  peculiar  to  any  one  disorder  of  the  kidneys  more 
than  to  another,  but  when  it  is  seen  it  is  always  the  result  of  some  disorder 
of  the  kidneys. 

Gravel. — Calculi,  stony  or  gritty 
matter  formed  in  the  kidneys,  which 
passes  off  in  the  urine.  It  causes  some 
irregularity  in  making  water. 

Treatment. — Give  thirty-five  drops 
of  muriatic  acid,  in  a  pailful  of  water 
to  drink,  and  repeat  twice  a  week. 

Bloody  urine  should  be  treated  by 
placing  warm  water  cloths  over  the 
back,  above  the  kidneys,  and  giving 
flaxseed  tea  to  drink,  which  will  soothe 
the  parts.  When  old  horses  are 
troubled  with  kidney  diseases  they  can 
be  helped  a  great  deal  by  giving  soft 
feed,  such  as  boiled  or  steamed  feed,  or 
newly  cut  grass,  with  flaxseed  tea  and 
plenty  of  good  cold  water  to  drink  at 
all  times. 
Inflammation  op  the  Bladder  . — Symptoms  almost  the  same  as  those 

of  inflammation  of  the  kidneys.     The  tenderness  is  found  when  the  h-orse  is 

pressed  upon  under  the  flanks. 

Treatment  about  the  same  as  for  inflammation  of  the  kidneys,  which 

see.     Give  a  quart  of  raw  linseed  oil  or  other  physic,  as  for  inflammation 

of  the  kidneys.. 

Inflammation   op  the  Kidneys  is 

caused  by  poor  provender,  hard  work,  slip- 
ping, taking  a  sudden  cold  after  a  hard 

day's  work  or  drive,  or  after  being  under 

the  saddle  for  a  long  time;  and  also,  by 

an  indiscriminate  use  of  nitre  or  other 

diuretics. 

Symptoms.  —  Quickened     and     short 

breathing,   suggestive  of  pain  ;  more  or 

less  fever,  with  quick,  hard  pulse;  unwill- 
ingness to  move  the  hind  legs  which  the 

animal  straddles  apart  when  he  walks,  as 

shown  in  the  engraving  above  ;  looking 

anxiously  around    to    Iiis  flanks ;    urine 

scanty  and  high  colored,  and  sometimes 


TEST 


FOR    INFLAMMATION   OF 
THE   kidneys. 


LAMENESS.  25 

Woody.  The  horse  seldom  lies  down  and  almost  refuses  to  move  about, 
and  crouches  beneath  pressure  made  over  the  kidneys,  as  shown  in  the  en- 
graving.    This  disease  is  sometimes  confounded  with  colic,  which  see. 

Treatment. — Do  not  give  any  diuretics,  as  they  will  do  more  harm  than 
good.  Use  hot  fomentations  over  the  kidneys,  and  change  the  cloths  often. 
In  the  first  stage  give  twenty  to  forty-five  grains  of  powdered  opium,  and 
fifteen  grains  of  calomel,  sprinkled  on  the  tongue,  and  repeat  every  hour  or 
two,  for  a  few  times,  or  while  the  acute  stage  continues.  No  food  will  be 
necessary  during  the  acute  stage  of  the  disease,  but  it  would  be  well  to  set 
before  the  horse  a  pailful  of  good  linseed  tea  and  allow  him  to  drink  all  he 
will.  If  the  pulse  is  quick  and  hard,  as  is  usually  the  case,  give  twenty 
drops  of  tincture  of  aconite  root,  either  between  doses  of  opium  and  calomel 
or  after  it  has  been  given,  and  repeat  until  the  pulse  becomes  slower  and 
softer.     Give  the  horse  a  month's  rest,  and  use  carefully  for  some  time. 

LAMENESS. — It  occurs  as  a  symptom  in  spavin,  ring-bone,  bruises, 
sprains,  iractures,  and  many  wounds  and  injuries,  which  we  treat  of  in 
their  proper  places.  We  do  not  know  of  any  remedy  which  equals  Kendall's 
Spavin  Cure,  for  lameness  of  every  kind,  and  it  is  equally  good  for  lame- 
ness on  man. 

LAMPERS,  (written  also,  Lampass).— A  swelling  of  some  of  the  lower 
bars  of  a  horse's  mouth;  so  named  because  formerly  removed  by  burning 
with  a  lamp  or  hot  iron. 

Treatment. — Pinch  or  cut  the  bars  until  they  bleed,  and  then  rub  in  a 
little  table  salt,  which  is  much  better  than  burning  the  mouth  with  a  red- 
hot  iron. 

LUNGS,  DISEASES  OF.— The  lungs  are  subject  to  many  diseases. 

Pneumonia. — (Lung  Fever).  In  this  disease  the  substance  of  the  lungs  is 
inflamed,  instead  of  the  air  passages,  as  in  bronchitis. 

Symptom^.— The  horse  will  often- 
times have  a  discharge  from  the  nos- 
trils, following  a  sudden  exposure  to 
cold,  after  being  kept  in  a  warm 
stable,  and  then  the  disease  is  ushered 
in  by  a  chill,  followed  by  fever, 
which  is  increased  for  a  short  time; 
cold  legs  and  ears;  quick  and  wiry 
pulse;  quick  and  diflQcult  breathing; 
pain  in  the  chest,  which  is  aggravated 
by  coughing;  and  a  quivering  of  the  commencement  op  inflammation 
muscles  of  the  side  and  breast.  of  the  lungs. 

The  horse  will  not  eat,  and  continually  stands  with  his  head  down  and 
ears  lopped,  and  will  not  lie  down  nor  move  about ;  the  nostrils  are  expanded. 


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gg  LUNGS,    DISEASES   ©F* 

K  the  ear  is  applied  to  the  side  of  the  chest  or  neck,  a  peculiar  creaking 
noise  is  heard. 

Cawse.— Perhaps  one  of  the  most  frequent  causes  is  a  hard  or  cast  drive 
against  a  cold  wind,  after  being  taken 
from  a  warm,  tight  and  poorly  ven- 
tilated stable,  where  several  horses 
have  remained  through  the  night ;  or 
some  different  alteration  and  sudden 
change  of  heat,  cold  or  moisture  in 
an  animal  not  accustomed  to  work, 
or  in  one  not  in  proper  condition  to 
work. 

Treatment.— Tl^ie  stable  should  be 
a  comfortable  place;  not  too  cold  and 
yet  well  ventilated.     Give  the  horse  position  ASSuivrED  in  the  last  stagb 
clothing  according  to  the  weather,  of  pneumonia. 

but  do  not  change  from  a  heavy  blanket  to  a  light  one,  nor  to  one  that  is 
damp.    Keep  the  legs  warm  with  bandages. 

Give  twenty-five  drops  of  the  tincture  of  aconite  root,  in  a  cupful  of 
cold  water,  and  repeat  the*  dose  every  four  hours,  until  five  or  six  doses  have 
been  given,  which  will  probably  cause  the  horse  to  perspire  freely.  Care 
should  be  taken  not  to  allow  the  horse  to  stand  in  a  draft  of  air.  Do  not  bleed, 
as  some  recommend.  It  was  my  misfortune,  in  my  early  life,  to  place  a 
horse,  sick  with  this  disease,  under  the  care  of  a  so-ca^^6ti  veterinary  surgeon, 
who  bled  the  horse  freely,  and  directed  to  give  him  large  doses  of  Dover's 
powder  every  four  hours.  I  was  not  only  the  five  dollars  out  which  he 
charged  me,  but  came  very  near  being  out  a  good  horse.  The  horse  was 
about  ruined  for  life,  and  probably  would  not  have  lived  but  for  my  own 
timely  interference,  by  supporting  the  horse  with  vigorous  tonic  and  stimu- 
lating treatment.  When  the  disease  turned  (as  commonly  expressed)  the 
horse  needed  efcery  drop  of  the  blood  which  had  been  so  cruelly  taken  from 
him. 

After  the  horse  has  taken  sufficient  tincture  of  aconite  root,  as  soon  as  he 
seems  to  have  an  appetite  for  food,  a  pint  of  crushed  oats,  thoroughly 
scalded,  may  be  given  during  the  day.  Great  care  should  be  taken  not  to 
allow  the  horse  a  large  amount  of  food  at  one  time,  which  would  over- 
load the  stomach,  and  might  cause  a  return  of  the  disease.  Little  and  often 
must  be  the  rule  at  first,  and  then  the  quantity  may  be  increased,  while  the 
frequency  is  diminished.    Do  not  give  any  hay  for  several  days. 

Raw  eggs  and  other  nourishing  and  stimulating  articles  may  be  given, 
if  the  horse  shows  signs  of  great  weakness.  The  nourishment  sljouid  be  in 
a  concentrated  form,  and  hay  and  grass  should  be  kept  from  the  horse  for  a 


PLETJEIST.  27 

few  days,  and  then  given  in  quantities  small  at  first  and  gradually  increased. 
The  horse  will  not  lie  down  until  improvement  has  taken  place. 

PLEURISY.— This  is  an  inflammation  of  the  membrane  covering  the 
lungs  and  lining  the  cavity  of  the  chest. 

Symptoms. — A  chill,  fever,  an  occasional  painful  and  short  cough,  and 
careful  breathing,  and  a  disinclination  to  turn  short.  A  peculiar  line  will 
usually  be  seen  running  from  the  haunch,  round  the  belly  to  the  breast-bone. 
The  breath  is  not  so  quick  and  short  as  in  inflammation  of  the  lungs. 

Causes. — Broken  ribs  or  wounds,  and  other  causes  similar  to  those  pro- 
ducing lung  fever. 

Treatment. — The  treatment  should  be  about  the  same  as  for  lung  fever. 
Feed  well  while  the  horse  is  convalescing. 

Abscess  of  the  Lungs. — This  is  sometimes  the  termination  of  lung 
fever,  and  is  very  much  to  be  dreaded. 

IVea^en^.— Should  be  the  same  as  for  glanders,  and  the  patient  should 
be  supported,  if  necessary,  by  giving  raw  eggs,  tonics,  stimulants,  etc. 

NASAL  GLEET.— This  is  a  cbronic  discharge  from  the  nostrils,  of  a 
whitish,  muco-purulent  matter.  It  is  generallj^  caused  by  neglecting  to 
treat  catarrh  and  colds  properly.  The  horse  may  look  well  and  feel  well, 
and  the  general  health  be  quite  good. 

Treatment. — Give  a  course  of  tonic  powders,  and  feed  well.  Powders 
like  those  recommended  in  the  treatment  of  bots  will  do  well. 

NAVICULAR  DISEASE.     (See  Foot  Diseases.) 

POLL  EVIL.— This  consists  of  a  formation  of  pus  like  an  abscess,  and 
is  familiar  to  all  horsemen. 

Cause. — Disease  of  the  bone,  or  injury  to  the  part. 

Treatment. — Open  the  swelling  as  soon  as  it  has  become  a  little  soft, 
before  the  pus  has  had  time  to  burrow  down  among  the  bones,  and  thus 
prevent  the  spread  of  the  disease. 

Make  a  large  opening  so  as  to  allow  all  the  pus  to  escape,  and  clean  out 
well,  if  necessary,  with  a  swab,  so  as  to  remove  all  the  pus,  and  do  this 
twice  a  day  as  long  as  any  pus  remains.  Syringe  out  with  a  solution  of 
carbolic  acid,  fifty  drops  to  each  pint  of  soft  water. 

PROUD  FLESH. — A  name  commonly  used  to  describe  an  excessive 
growth  of  flesh  on  an  ulcer,  or  excessive  granulation.  To  cure  this,  sprinkle 
a  little  powdered  blue  vitriol  or  burnt  alum  on  the  surface. 

QUITTOR. — A  chronic  abscess  in  the  hoof,  caused  by  a  bruise  or  prick 
of  the  sole,  or  from  the  calk  of  one  foot  being  pressed  into  the  coronet  of 
the  other,  confined  pus  from  suppuration,  corn,  etc. 


28  BHEITMATISM. 

Symptoms. — The  horse  is  very  lame  on  account  of  the  inflammation  be- 
fore suppuration  takes  place,  but  is  relieved  somewhat  as  soon  as  the  quitter 
has  burst. 

Treatment. — This  should  begin  as  soon  as  any  lameness  is  discovered 
from  any  of  the  above  named  causes,  and  the  inflammation  stopped,  if  possi- 
ble, before  suppuration  takes  place.  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  applied  freely 
to  any  of  the  injuries  which  result  in  quittor,  will  prevent  this  termination, 
if  applied  in  season;  but  if  it  is  not  cut  short,  then  keep  clean  and  apply  a 
solution  of  carbolic  acid,  one  ounce,  to  water,  one  quart. 

Poultices  of  flaxseed  meal  are  sometimes  very  usefulo 

RHEUMATISM. — In  acute  rheumatism  there  is  great  excitement  and 
fever,  with  severe  pain  in  the  legs  and  joints.  This  pain  is  so  severe  that  the 
horse  hardly  dares  to  move  from  the  place  he  occupies,  on  account  of  the 
extreme  pain  which  it  causes.  He  has  no  unnatural  heat  in  the  feet,  as  in 
founder. 

Cause. — Exposure  to  a  draft  of  cold  air  when  a  horse  -has  been  heated, 
thus  suddenly  checking  perspiration. 

Treatment. — Place  the  horse  in  a  good,  comfortable  stable,  as  soon  as 
po8sible«af  ter  it  is  discovered  that  he  is  afflicted  with  acute  rheumatism,  and 
commence  the  following  treatment :  Give  the  horse  about  twenty-five  drops 
of  the  tincture  of  aconite  root,  every  four  hours,  until  five  or  six  doses  have 
been  given. 

Cover  with  a  blanket,  and  give  the  horse  general  good  care.  Give  the 
following  powders  as  soon  as  the  tincture  of  aconite  has  been  given:  Bicar- 
bonate of  soda,  4  ounces;  sulphur,  8  ounces;  saltpetre,  powdered,  4  ounces. 
Mix,  and  divide  into  eight  powders,  and  give  two  or  three  times  a  day, 
according  to  the  severity  of  the  case,  and  repeat  if  necessary. 

Apply  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  to  the  joints,  or  to  any  part  which  swells 
or  is  tender. 

Chronic  Rheumatism.— This  is  a  frequent  cause  of  lameness,  and  it  is 
oftentimes  quite  difficult  to  decide  fully  as  to  the  cause  of  the  lameness. 

Treatment. — For  this  form  of  the  disease  we  recommend  the  same  pow- 
ders as  given  above  for  acute  rheumatism,  only  to  be  continued  a  longer  time, 
and  to  apply  the  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  to  the  afflicted  parts.  Only  a  small 
quantity  need  be  used  at  a  time,  but  it  should  be  rubbed  well  down  to  the 
skin,  and  continued  for  several  weeks  if  it  should  be  necessary  to  continue 
so  long.  The  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  used  twice  a  day,  is  also  the  best 
external  remedy  we  know  of  for  this  disease  in  man ;  but  it  should  be  used 
for  some  time,  as  the  disease,  when  of  long  standing,  can  not  be  cured  in  a 
few  days.  It  may  be  applied,  a  small  quantity  at  a  time,  and  continued  for 
from  one  to  three  or  four  weeks,  if  necessary. 


RING-BONE.  29 

RING-BONE.— (For  position  see  plate  of  skeleton.)  Ring-bone  is  the 
result,  usually,  of  weakness,  hereditary  predisposition,  or  of  a  peculiar  for- 
mation of  the  pastern  joints  which  makes  them  poorly  adapted  to  hard 
work;  and  therefore  a  provisional  callus  (or  bony  substance)  is  thrown  out 
as  a  provision  of  nature  to  strengthen  parts  which  are  too  weak. 

Only  slight  injuries  to  such  a  joint  as  we  have  described  above  will  in 
many  cases  result  in  the  growth  of  a  ring-bone. 

Treatment.    The  treatment  of  ring-bone  has  been  very  unsatisfactory  in 

the  past  and  is  still  attended  with  much  difficulty  in  some  cases,  especially 

those  of  long  standing  and  on  old  horses;  yet  we  feel  certain  that  the  fol- 

j     n  lowing  treatment  will  prove  successful  in  a  large  share 

I    /H  of  cases,  if  persevered  in.     We  find  many  persons  who 

/    A.  expect  a  cure  too  soon,'  and  condemn  the  best  treatment 

1  I  fSa         possible  before  they  have  used  it  long  enough  for  it  to 

/T^li^fe       have  any  effect  whatever,  and  therefore  we  say  if  you 

JJ^m||F^       would  treat  ring-bone  successfully  never  stop  in  a  few 

^mff  days,  as  so  serious  an  affection  can  not  be  removed  in  so 

hshH  short  a  time.     If  it  is  of  recent  origin,  and  the  horse  is 

3j^^HV^  -v.-.-      young,  we  feel  confident  that  nearly  all  such  cases  caa 

i^M^     ^^^     be  cured  with  a  proper  use  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure; 

^BK^^^^^     but  if  the  case  is  of  long  standing,  and  on  an  old  horse, 

the  chances  of  a  cure  are  lessened,  and  therefore  we  find 

EINr*  "RONT?" 

•    ■       it  necessary  in  many  cases  to  use,  with  the  Spavin  Cure, 

1.  The  joint  between  g;en^airs  Blister,  as  per  direction  on  the  bottle, 
the  pastern  bones.  '       ^ 

2.  The  joint  between  1°  rising  the  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  clip  the  hair  over 
Mie  lower  pastern  the  bunch  and  apply  from  every  other  day  to  two  or 
(or  email  pastern)  three  times  a  day  as  seems  to  work  best ;  rub  well  with 
and  the  coffin  bone.  ^^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^^     ^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^  jj.  ^^^^^  be  well  to  apply 

soft  soap,  once  in  four  to  ten  davs.  to  soak  up  the  scab,  then  clean  off  and 
apply  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  again.  In  some  very  bad  cases,  where  the 
Spavin  Cure  does  not  seem  to  remove  the  bunch  and  lameness,  after  using 
one  bottle,  it  would  be  best  to  use  our  Blister,  followed  by  the  application 
of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  every  day  for  two  or  three  weeks,  when  the  Blis- 
ter can  be  repeated,  if  necessary. 

In  using  Kendall's  Blister  clip  the  hair  over  the  bunch  and  rub  in  the 
Blister  well  for  ten  rhinutes  or  more.  Put  on  some  sweet  oil  or  other  grease 
in  two  days.  When  the  inflammation  subsides  wash  with  castile  soap  and 
warm  water,  and  when  it  is  dry  apply  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  as  directed  on 
bottle.  If  the  case  does  not  yield  m  two  or  three  weeks,  use  the  Blister 
again  as  before,  followed  by  the  Spavin  Cure  in  two  or  three  days. 

Tie  up  Vte  horse's  head  for  a  few  hours  after  the  Blister  has  been  applied. 
We  would  say  that  this  Blister  works  admirably  alone  in  many  cases  (not 


30  SADDLE  GALLS. 

only  for  ring-bone,  but  also  for  spavins,  curbs,  etc.)  and  is  particularly  of 
great  value  in  connection  with  tiie  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  for  old  and  bad 
cases  which  do  not  seem  to  yield  to  the  use  of  the  Spavin  Cure  alone. 

(Where  the  Kendall's  Blister  cannot  be  had  of  your  druggist,  send  50  c. 
to  Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Co.,  Enosburgh  Falls,  Vt.,  and  they  will  send  a  box 
by  return  mail.) 

Give  the  horse  a  few  weeks'  rest  after  the  cure  seems  to  be  complete. 

SADDLE  GALLS  are  sores  produced  by  the  saddle  or  by  any  other  part 
of  the  harness. 

Treatment. — The  cause  should  be  removed  by  attending  to  the  saddle  or 
other  part  of  the  harness,  and  adjusting  it  so  as  to  remove  the  pressure. 
Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  is  used  with  excellent  success  for  all  such  sores  by 
applying  a  small  quantity  twice  a  day.  If  the  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  can 
not  be  obtained,  get  at  a  drug  store  laudanum  two  ounces,  tannin  two 
drachms,  and  mix  and  apply  twice  a  day. 

SCRATCHES.— An  inflammation  of  the  skin  of  the  heel  of  a  horse, 
the  first  appearance  of  which  is  usually  a  dry  and  scurvy  state  of  the  skin 
of  the  heel,  with  redness,  heat  and  itching.     (See  Grease  Heel.) 

Treatment. — Wash  the  affected  parts  clean  with  castile  soap  and  warm 
soft  water,  and  dry;  then  use  glycerine  eight  ounces,  carbolic  acid  one 
drachm,  mixed  and  applied  twice  a  day ;  washing  as  above,  when  necessary, 
to  keep  the  parts  clean.     (Also  see  Treatment  for  Grease  Heel.) 

It  has  been  reported  to  us  that  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  applied  twice  a 
day,  after  washing  as  above,  has  worked  nicely.  We  would  also  strongly 
recommend  the  use  of  Prof.  Flint's  Horse  and  Cattle  Renovating  Pow- 
ders, which  are  being  used  with  great  success  for  this  ailment. 

SHOULDER  LAMENESS.— This  is  common  among  young  horses 
when  plowing  in  the  furrow,  or  it  may  result  from  a  slip  sidewise  by  a 
horse  of  any  age.  Horses  in  cities  are  especially  liable  to  this  difficulty. 
The  muscles  of  the  shoulder,  and  sometimes  the  shoulder  joints,  are  involved. 

Symptoms.— 'ResiX,  tenderness,  and  sometimes  swelling  of  the  parts.  It 
is  sometimes  difficult  to  ascertain  the  exact  location  of  the  lameness,  but  by 
making  a  thorough  examination  of  all  parts  and  finding  no  lameness,  heat 
or  tenderness  in  other  parts,  it  will  be  quite  certain  that  the  difficulty 
is  located  in  the  shoulder,  especially  if  it  is  found  hot  and  tender.  The 
horse  steps  shorter  with  the  sound  leg  than  with  the  lame  one,  which  he 
drags  along.  In  nearly  all  diseases  of  the  foot  the  horse  stretches  the  leg 
out  straight  forward,  but  in  shoulder  lameness  it  will  be  carried  out  more 
from  tiie  body. 


SHOULDER-JOINT   LAMENESS.  31 

Treatment. — The  horse  should  have  entire  rest,  and  the  shoulder  should 
have  cold  water  cloths  applied  to  it  for  two  or  three  days,  and  changed 
frequently.  As  soon  as  the  heat  has  been  reduced,  the  cold  water  cloths 
may  be  left  off  and  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  applied  twice  a  day  for  a  few 
days,  or  until  the  lameness  subsides.  In  some  cases  Kendall's  Blister  would 
work  admirably. 

In  applying  the  Blister,  place  it  where  the  friction  from  the  collar  will 
not  affect  it.  Allow  the  horse  a  rest  of  two  or  three  weeks  after  the  cure 
seems  to  be  complete  and  the  treatment  is  stopped. 

SHOULDER- JOINT  LAMEKESS.— This  difficulty,  being  located  in 
the  joint,  is  much  more  serious  than  the  shoulder  lameness  just  deecribed, 
and  it  is  more  difficult  to  effect  a  perfect  cure  of  it. 

Symptoms. — The  animal  drags    the 
leg,  with  the  toe  on   the   ground,  and 
throws  the  leg  out    in  attempting  to 
move  it.     It  is  with  great  difficulty  that  ' 
he  can  raise  his  foot. 

Treatment. — If  the  treatment  is  not 
put  off  too  long  a  cure  may  reasonably 
be  expected,  if  the  following  directions  '^-r^^?^^^^^^ 
are  followed  :  This  disease  being  similar  dragging  the  forward  foot 
to  a  spavin  in  the  hock-joint,  should  an  indication  of  shoulder 
have  similar  treatment.  If  the  part  is  lameness. 
Tery  hot,  reduce  the  temperature  by  cold  cloths  as  recommended  for 
shoulder  lameness,  or  perhaps  hot  fomentations  may  work  well  instead  of 
the  cold;  then  apply  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  two  or  three  times  a  day,  as 
directed  for  spavin.  If,  after  one  bottle  of  Spavin  Cure  has  been  used,  the 
case  does  not  improve  as  fast  as  is  thought  it  should,  use  Kendall's  Blister, 
as  recommended  for  ring-bone,  and  follow  it  with  the  Spavin  Cure  as  before. 
(See  also  Treatment  of  Spavin.) 

Give  the  horse  a  good  bedding  with  dry  sawdust  or  some  soft  bed  for 
his  front  feet  to  stand  on,  as  he  will  be  liable  to  stamp  on  the  floor  with  his 
foot,  and  in  this  way  you  will  avoid  the  concussion  to  the  shoulder. 

SIDE  BONES.— This  is  a  species  of  ring-bone.  The  side  cartilages  of 
the  joint  become  ossified,  but  do  not  extend  around  as  in  ring-bone.  The 
treatment  should  be  the  same  as  for  ring-bone. 

SKIN  DISEASES.— There  are  many  different  varieties  of  skin  diseases, 
and  yet  many  seem  to  be  produced  by  the  same  causes  but  present  different 
appearances  in  different  horses. 


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SKIN   DISEASES. 


THE  MANGE  INSECT. 


Baldness. — This  is  produced  by  faulty  digestion  sometimes,  when 
small  pimples  appear  in  abundance  and  contain  a  lluid.  In  this  form  turn 
the  horse  to  grass  or  give  soft  feed. 

When  caused  by  blisters,  burns,  etc.,  if  the 
true  skin  has  not  been  destroyed,  apply,  three 
or  four  times  a  week,  the  following  mixture  : 
Glycerine,  four  ounces;  tincture  of  cantharides, 
two  ounces;  mixed. 

Some  cases  do  well  by  using  the  following : 
Iodine,  one  drachm;  lard,  two  ounces;  mix  and 
rub  down  to  the  skin  twice  a  week. 

Mange,  Itch,  etc.  —  These  are  contagious 
diseases,  caused  by  an  insect  burrowing  in  the 
skin. 

Symptoms. — The  horse  rubs  himself  against 
anything  he  can  get  at.  Small  pimples  are  seen 
about  the  head  and  neck  and  under  the  mane. 
The  hair  falls  off  and  leaves  the  skin  exposed,  with  red  colored  points  and 
fissures.     The  skin  becomes  dry  and  bald,  and  there  is  great  itching. 

Treatment.— Gyvq  the  horse  a  good  scrubbing,  with  a  coarse  brush,  and 
then  wash  him  well  with  castile  soap  and  water,  and  dry  carefully.  As 
soon  as  the  horse  is  thoroughly  dried,  apply  an  ointment  made  as  follows: 

Sulphur,  four  ounces  ;  lard, 
ten  ounces ;  carbolic  acid, 
half  ounce  ;  mixed. 

This  disease  being  con- 
tagious, persons  should  be 
careful  to  have  everything 
used  about  the  horse  thor- 
oughly cleansed  and  subject- 
ed to  great  heat,  by  steaming 
or  boiling,  to  destroy  the 
insect  which  is  the  cause 
of  the  disease.  It  would 
be  well  to  apply  some  of 
the  ointment  given  above 
to  parts  of  the  stall,  rubbing- 
posts,  etc. 

SORES.— Of    the 


great 


SYMPTOMS   OF   MANGE. 

variety  of  sores  many  are  what  might  be  termed  healthy  sores,  while  others 
become  unhealthy.    The  former  are  best  treated  with  tincture  of  opium 


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two  ounces,  tannin  one  drachm,  mixed  and  applied  in  small  quantities  two 
or  three  times  a  day.  The  luihealtliy  sore  is  best  treated  by  cleansiAg  the 
sore  and  applying  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  twice  a  day.  In  some  cases,  where 
there  is  proud  flesh,  cauterize  the  part  with  nitrate  of  silver  or  blue  vitriol, 
and,  after  a  few  hours,  apply  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure. 

Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  has  given  entire  satisfaction  whenever  used,  to 
our  knowledge,  for  healthy  or  unhealthy  sores  on  7nan  or  beast.  It  should 
be  used  by  applying  a  small  quantity  directly  into  the  sore  after  it  has  been 
cleansed, 

SPAVIISr. — {For  location  see  cvt  rf  skeleton.)  In  nearly  all  cases  of  lame- 
ness in  the  hind  leg  the  seat  of  the  disease  will  be  found  to  be  in  the  hock- 
joint,  although  many  persons  (not  having  had  experience)  locate  the  diffi- 
culty in  the  hip,  simply  because  they  can  not  detect  any  swelling  of  the 
hock-joint;  but  in  many  of  the  worst  cases  there  is  not  seen  any  swelling  or 
enlargement  for  a  long  time,  and  perhaps  never. 

Bone  Spavin  is  a  growth  of  irregular  bony  matter  from  the  bones  of 
the  joint,  and  situated  on  the  inside  and  in  front  of  the 
joint. 

Cause. — The  cause  of  spavins  are  quite  numerous,  but 
usually  they  are  sprains,  blows,  hard  work,  and,  in  fact, 
any  cause  exciting  inflammation  of  this  part  of  the  joint. 
Hereditary  predisposition  in  horses  is  a  frequent  cause. 

JSymptoms.' — The  symptoms  vary  in  different  cases. 

In  some  horses  the  lameness  comes  on  very  gradually, 

BONE  SPAVIN.        while  in  others  it  comes  on  more  rapidly.     It  is  usually 

five   to  eight  weeks  before  any  enlargement  appears. 

There  is  marked  lameness  when  the  horse  starts    tut,  but  he  usually  gets 

over  it  after  driving  a  short  distance,  and,  if  ai.cwed  to  stand  for  awhile. 

will  start  lame  again. 

There  is  sometimes  a  reflected  action,  causing  a  little  difference  in  the 
appearance  over  the  hip  joint,  and  if  no  enlargement  has  made  its  appear- 
ance, a  person  not  having  had  experience  is  very  liable  to  be  deceived  in 
regard  to  the  true  location  of  the  difficulty.  The  horse  will  stand  on  either 
leg  in  resting  in  the  stable,  but  when  he  is  resting  the  lame  leg  he  stands  on 
the  toe. 

It  the  joint  -becomes  consolidated  the  horse  will  be  stiff  in  the  leg,  but 
may  not  have  much  pain. 

Treatment. — That  we  may  not  be  misunderstood  in  regard  to  what  we 
mean  by  a  cure,  we  would  say  that  we  mean  to  stop  the  lameness,  and  in 
most  cases  to  remove  the  bunch  on  such  cases  as  are  not  past  any  reasonable 


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SPAVIN. 


Natural  action, 
brought  forward. 


Leg 


Effect  of  a  bad 
ppavin.  Leg  not 
brought  forward. 


But  ice  do  not  mean  to  be  under- 
stood that  in  a  case  of  anchylosis 
(stiff -joint)  we  can  again  restore  the 
joint  to  its  original  condition;  for 
this  is  an  impossibility,  owing  to  the 
union  of  the  two  bones  making 
them  as  one.  Neither  do  we  mean 
that,  in  any  ordinary  case  of  bone 
spavin  w^hich  has  become  com- 
pletely ossified  (that  is,  the  bunch 
become  solid  bone),  that,  in  such  a 
case,  the  enlargement  will  be  re- 
moved. 

In  any  bony  growths,  like  spavin 
or  ring-bone,  it  will  be  exceedingly  difficult  to  determine  just  when  there  is 
a  sufficient  deposit  of  phosphate  of  lime  so  that  it  is  completely  ossified,  for 
the  reason  that  in  some  cases  the  lime  is  deposited  faster  than  in  others,  and 
therefore  one  case  may  be  completely  ossified  in  a  few  months,  while  in 
another  it  will  be  as  many  years. 

The  cases  which  are  not  completely  ossified  are  those  that  we  claim  to 
remove.  One  of  this  class  which  we  have  seen  removed  was  a  large  bone 
spavin  of  four  or  five  years  standing,  and  we  think  that  a  large  per  cent,  of 
cases  are  not  fully  ossified  for  several  months  or  years. 

We  are  v/ell  aware  that  many  good  horsemen  say  that  it  is  impossible  to 
cure  spavins,  and,  in  fact,  this  has  been  the  experience  of  horsemen  until 
the  discovery  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure.  It  is  now  known  that  the  treat- 
ment which  we  recommend  here  will  cure  nearly  every  case  of  bone  spavin 
which  is  not  past  any  reasonable  hopes  of  a  cure,  if  the  directions  are  fol- 
lowed, and  the  horse  is  properly  used. 

In  using  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  apply  it  two  or  three  times  a  day,  until 
the  lameness  has  all  subsided,  and  then  gradually  decrease  the  quantity 
used,  or  only  apply  it  once  or  twice  a  day. 

If  it  is  necessary  to  use  the  horse  much,  apply  only  at  night.  When  the 
enlargement  has  been  removed,  the  medicine  may  be  left  off,  and  the  horse 
should  have  several  weeks'  rest.  Although  some  horses  can  be  put  at  light 
work  as  soon  as  the  cure  is  complete,  yet  we  would  recommend  that  all  be 
allowed  to  rest  for  several  weeks. 

Some  have  an  erroneous  idea,  thinking  that,  in  using  a  bottle  of  Ken- 
dall's Spavin  Cure,  it  makes  no  difference  about  the  time  taken  to  apply 
it,  and  therefore  have  used  the  whole  of  a  bottle  in  two  or  three  days, 
and,  as  they  see  no  perceptible  change,  they  discard  the  medicine  before 
it  has  had  time  to  take  any  effect.    To  such  we  would  say,  only  a  little 


spaVtx.  35 

will  be  absorbed  and  the  remainder  goes  to  waste ;  therefore  apply  it  ©nly 
over  just  the  size  of  the  spavin,  and  enough  to  wet  it  well,  for  two  or  three 
times,  at  each  application,  and  rub  it  well  down  to  the  skin  each  time,  with 
a  small  swab,  or  the  finger,  until  it  has  been  absorbed,  and  repeat  this  two 
or  three  times  a  day  and  continue  using  the  medicine  until  the  cure  is  com- 
plete, which  takes  usually  from  two  to  eight  weeks,  or  longer,  according  to 
the  age  and  condition  of  the  spavin.  Much  also  depends  upon  how  the 
horse  is  used. 

In  some  very  bad.  and  old  cases,  if  the  lameness  does  not  subside  after 
using  one  bottle  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  it  would  be  well  to  apply  Ken- 
dall's Blister  as  directed  on  box,  and  follow  up  with  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure 
for  two  or  three  weeks,  and  repeat  the  Blister  several  times  if  necessary. 
The  Blister  is  not,  like  some  we  have  seen,  so  powerful  as  to  destroy  the 
skin  and  other  tissues;  yet  it  is  very  well  adapted,  when  used  with  Ken- 
dall's Spavin  Cure,  to  the  treatment  of  old  and  bad  cases  which  do  not 
seem  to  yield  with  the  Spavin  Cure  alone.  (We  will  send  our  Blister  by 
mail  to  any  address  on  receipt  of  price,  50  c.) 

After  a  few  days'  use  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  a  thick,  firm  scab  is 
usually  formed,  which  if  pulled  off  will  take  the  hair  with  it ;  yet  it  does 
not  affect  the  growth  of  the  hair.  The  better  way  is  to  apply  soft  soap  to 
soften  up  the  scab,  and  in  two  or  three  hours  wash  well,  and  when  dry 
apply  again  as  before.  (See  Testimonials  and  other  information  in  another 
part  of  this  book.) 

We  give  no  other  treatment,  as  our  experience  with  various  other  reme- 
dies, including  blisters,  liniments,  etc.,  has  been  ?)e?'^  unsatisfactory ,  as  has 
been  the  experience  of  horsemen  all  over  the  world ;  but  Kendall's  Spavin 
Cure,  when  properly  used,  Im^  giYGn  entire  satisfaction.  {See '^  Our  Expe- 
rience irAth  Bone  Spavin,''  on  page  63  of  this  hook.) 

Occult  Spavin. — This  is  similar  to  bone  spavin  in  its  nature,  the 
difference  being  that  the  location  is  within  the  joint,  so  that  no  enlarge- 
ment is  seen,  which  makes  it  more  difficult  to  come  to  a  definite  conclusion 
as  to  its  location,  and  consequently  the  horse  is  oftentimes  blistered  and 
tormented  in  nearly  all  parts  of  the  leg  but  in  the  right  place. 

The  causes  and  effects  are  the  same  as  in  bone  spavin, 
and  it  should  be  treated  in  the  same  way. 

These  cases  are  often  mistaken  for  hip  disease,  because 
no  enlargement  can  be  seen. 

Bog  Spavin. — The  location  of  this  kind  of  spavin  is 
more  in  front  of  the  hock-joint  than  that  of  bone  spavin, 
and  it  is  a  soft  and  yet  firm  swelling.  It  does  not  generally 
cause  lameness.  blood  spavin. 

Treatment— Use  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  as  directed  for 


36 


SPRAtN. 


A  splint  near 
the  kne  j. 
A  low  splint. 
A  small  bony 
growth  on  the 
front  of  the 
leg,  also  called 
eplint. 


bone  spavin,  and,  if  the  enlargement  is  not  removed  in  two 
to  four  weeks,  apply  KendalFs  Blister,  as  directed  for  bone 
spavin,  and  continue  the  Spavin  Cure. 

Blood  Spavin.— This  is  similar  to  bog  spavin  but  more 
extended,  and  generally  involves  the  front,  inside  and  out- 
side of  the  joint,  giving  it  a  rounded  appearance.  The 
swelling  is  soft  and  fluctuating.  Young  horses  and  colts, 
especially  if  driven  or  worked  hard,  are  more  liable  to  have 
this  form  of  spavin  than  older  horses. 

Treatment.— For  this  form  of  spavin  (especially  bad 
cases)  we  would  recommend  our  Blister,  to  be  applied  every 
two  weeks  for  a  few  times,  and  the  Spavin  Cure,  to  be  1 
used  between  times  of  blistering,  as  recommended  on  box. 
Rub  well,,  with  the  hand,  often.  3 

SPLINT. — This  is  a  small,  bony  enlargement,  and  gen- 
erally situated  on  the  inside  of  the  fore-leg  about  three  or 
four  inches  below  the  knee  joint,  and  occurs  frequently  in 
young  horses  when  they  are  worked  too  hard. 

Treatment  should  be  the  same  as  for  bone  spavin,  which  see. 
SPRAIN".— By  this  is  meant  the  sudden  shifting  of  a  joint  farther  than 
is  natural,  but  not  so  as  to  produce  dislocation.  Every  joint  is  liable  to 
sprain  by  the  horse's  falling,  slipping,  or  being  overworked.  These  cases 
cause  a  great  deal  of  trouble,  oftentimes  producing  lameness,  pain,  swelling, 
tenderness,  and  an  unusual  amount  of  heat  in  the  part. 

Treatment. — Entire  rest  should  be  given  the  horse,  and  if  the  part  is  found 
hot,  as  is  usually  the  case,  apply  cold  water  cloths,  changing  frequently, 
for  from  one  to  three  days  until  the  heat  has  subsided,  when  apply  Ken- 
dall's Spavin  Cure,  twice  or  three  times  a  day,  rubbing  well  with  the  hand. 
If  the  fever  is  considerable,  it  might  be  well  to  give  fifteen  drops  of 
tincture  of  aconite  root,  three  times  a  day,  for  One  or  two  days,  while  the 
cold  water  cloths  are  being  applied.  Allow  the  horse  a  rest  of  a  few  weeks, 
especially  in  bad  cases,  as  it  is  very  difficult  to  cure  some  of  these  cases,  un- 
less the  horse  is  allowed  to  rest. 

STAGGERS.  —A  disease  of  horses,  resulting  from  some  lesion  of  the 
brain,  which  causes  a  loss  of  control  of  voluntary  motion.  As  it  generally 
occurs  in  fat  horses  which  are  well  fed,  those  subject  to  these  attacks  should 
not  be  over-fed.  The  cause  is  an  undue  amount  of  blood  flowing  to  the  brain. 
Treatment. — The  aim  of  the  treatment  should  be  to  remove  the  cause. 
In  ordinary  cases  give  half  a  pound  of  epsom  salts,  and  repeat  if  necessary 
to  have  it  physic,  and  be  careful  about  over-feeding. 

In  mad  staggers,  it  would  be  well  to  bleed  from  tlie  neck  in  addition  to 
gi^isg  Uie  epsom  salts. 


STrFLE-JOINT    LAMBNE? 


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PATELLA.   OK    ^VIIIKLLO^'E 
DISPLACED. 


STIFLE-JOINT  LAMENESS —This  is  not  one  of  very  common  occur- 
rence, but  occurs  occasionally  in  colts  kept  on  uneven  ground,  which 
induces  dislocation  of  the  stifle,  or  patella,  which  slips  off  from  the  rounded 
heads  of  the  bones  when  the  horse  steps. 

It  sometimes  occurs  in  horses  which  are  kept  on  bad  food,  or  in  those 
wliich  are  constitutionally  weak. 

>ympto7ns.—Thii  horse  stops  sud- 
denly and  extends  one  of  the  hind  legs 
backwards.  The  pastern  is  flexed  and 
the  head  raised,  as  shown  in  the  engrav- 
ing, and  there  is  a  swelling  upon  the 
outer  side  of  .he  pastern,  vcith  great 
pain.  It  sometimes  occurs  in  colts  on 
the  slightest  cause. 

Treatm'nt — Any  flurry  may  restore 
tlie  bone  to  its  proper  place  in  colts,  but 
for  cases  which  do  not  become  replaced, 
in  cols  or  liorses,  get  into  a  shed  and  fix 

a  rope  to  '.he  pastern  as  shown  in  the  engraving,  and  throw  the  oilier  end 
ov-er  a  beam.  Then  while  one  persci.  pulls  the  leg  upward  and  forward, 
another  slfould  stand 
by  the  quarters  and  ^i^^^j 
push  tlie  dislocated 
patella  inward  vsith 
both  hands.  Feed 
well,  and  give  tlie 
hor.se  five  or  six  weeks' 
rest,  or  place  him  in 
a  level  pastui'*',  and 
have  him  shod  with 
a  piece  of  iron  pro- 
jecting from  the  toe, 
especially  if  the  toe 
has  been  worn  off. 

Applv     Kendall's         the  manner  of  replacing  the  patella. 
Spaviti  Cure  over  the  stifle,  as  directed  for  spavin,  to  remove  the  soreness 
and  pain. 

SWEENEY.  {AtropJiii.)—T\\\ri  is  a  wasting  away  of  the  muscles  of  the 
shoulder  and  is  said  to  be  caused  by  som^e  disease  in  the  foot  or  leg. 

'i  r<uit}iu7ii — Treat  any  disease  found  in  the  foot  or  leg  as  directed  in 
Othc^  p.'irls  of  thi-;  book.  Api^.lv  to  the  shoulder  soft  soap  with  a  little  salt 
added,  four  or  five  times  ii  week,  and  rub  well. 


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THOEOtTGHPIU-. 


THOROUGHPIN.— An  affection  accompanying  blood  spavin,  and 
generally  caused  by  excessive  labor. 

Symptoms. — A  round  tumor  going  through  the  leg  and  appearing  on  the 
outside  and  in  front  of  the  joint  of  the  hock.  Thoroughpin  is  the  same 
disease  as  blood  spavin,  on  a  more  extensive  scale,  causing  the  enlargement 
to  extend  through  the  joint  from  one  side  to  the  other. 

Treatment. — Same  as  for  blood  spavin,  which  see. 

TUMORS  are  swellings  or  enlargements  of  any  part  of  the  body.  They 
vary  according  to  their  situation  and  nature. 

Treatment. — The  treatment  varies  with  different  horsemen.  And  we 
would  say  that  in  some  cases  it  might  be  best  to  have  them  cut  out,  and 
yet  there  are  many  other  cases  which  can  be  removed  by  the  use  of  Kendall's 
Spavm  Cure,  applied  as  directed  for  spavin.  We  now  have  in  mind  a  case 
of  a  bony  tumor  wlaioh.  had  been  sawed  off  by  a  surgeon,  but,  from  some 
cause,  continued  to  grow;  after  it  had  again  reached  quite  a  large  size  the 
^owner  of  the  horse  began  to  use  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  and,  after  he  had 
used  one  or  two  bottles,  told  us  that  the  tumor  was  nearly  removed,  and 
on  examination  we  found  it  quite  difficult  to  detect  it. 

WATER  FARCY  is  the  result  of  weakness  in  the  old,  and  of  inflam- 
matory action  in  the  young.  By  long  continued  labor,  from  .twelve  to 
eighteen  hours  each  day,  the  horse,  already  debilitated,  is  by  abuse  made  a 
fit  subject  for  water  farcy 

It  is  the  custom  of  some  to 
feed  largely  on  Saturday  night 
and  not  to  visit  again  until  Mon- 
day morning,  when  they  are 
liable  to  find  the  animal,  so 
cruelly  treated,  with  one  swollen 
leg.  The  horse  holds  the  leg  T7p 
as  seen  in  the  engraving  end 
will  generally  be  lame.  He  is 
in  too  much  pain,  and  is  too 
tired,  to  eat,  but  will  be  very 
thirsty  on  account  of  the  agonies 
which  his  cruel  treatment  has  brought  upon  hira.  When  water  farrcy 
occurs,  let  it  be  understood  that  it  is  because  the  horse  has  been  worked  too 
long  and  too  hardly,  and  that  if  the  animal  i>  not  better  cared  for.  Farcy 
will  be  the  result. 

Treatment. — Let  the  work  be  lighter,  the  nourishment  sufficient  and 
of  better  quality  and  the  stable  kept  clean  and  well  ventilated,  Lead  the 
horse  out,  two  or  three  times  a  day,  for  gentle  exercise.     As  soon  as  the 


THE  driver's  FIBST  VISIT  ON 
MONDAY  MORKINO. 


WIND  GALLS. 


39 


limb  will  bear  friction  let  it  be  well  rubbed  with  the  hands,  and  this  repeated 
often.  Bathe  with  cold  water  and  rub  dry.  If  the  lameness  and  swelling 
continue,  take  two  parts  of  alcohol  and  one  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  mix, 
and  bathe  the  leg  with  the  mixture,  and  rub  well.  Then  take  iodide  of 
potassium,  one  drachm;  pul  v.  gentian,  one  drachm;  pul  v.  ginger,  one  drachm; 
sulphate  of  iron,  one  drachm;  linseed  meal,  two  ozs. ;  make  into  a  ball,  and 
give  at  one  dose,  repeating  every  day  for  several  days. 

Prepare  the  above  balls  as  they  are  wanted  each  day,  because  the  iodide 
of  potassium  should  be  kept  in  a  vial  until  it  is  wanted  for  use.  Always 
begin  the  treatment  as  soon  as  possible. 

• 

WIND  GALLS. — Soft  swellings  or  enlargements  just  above  the  fetlock 
joints,  which  are  caused  by  over-exertion  or  by  sprains.  They  are  of  a  sim- 
ilar nature  to  blood  spavin,  and  may  be  treated  in  the  same  way ;  or  place 
exactly  on  the  wind  galls  pieces  of  cork  covered  with  cloth  large  enough  to 
press  them  down,  and  wet  with  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  and  keep  the  corks 
pressed  on  the  galls  by  the  use  of  a  rubber  bandage,  only  removing  it  when 
the  horse  is  used  and  when  it  is  necessary  to  wet  the  compress. 

Apply  only  a  little  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  to  the  compress,  and  be 
careful  not  to  have  it  so  tight  as  to  cause  strangulation  of  the  leg,  but 
only  as  tight  as  can  be  without  causing  strangulation.  Remove  the  com- 
press as  soon  as  there  are  any  signs  of  soreness,  and  bathe,  once  or  twice  a 
a  day,  with  the  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  until  all  soreness  has  subsided. 
Care  should  be  exercised  in  the  use  of  the  compress,  or  sores  may  be  pro- 
duced.    (See  directions  for  the  Treatment  of  Bone  Spavin.) 


WORMS.— There  are  several  kinds  of  worms  which  infest  the  horse, 

some    of    which  produce  a  vast 
amount  of  mischief. 

Tenia.  {Tape  TFbrm.)— These 
trouble  the  young  mostly,  and  are 
usually  caused  by  starving  the 
mare  when  with  foal,  and  by  breed- 
ing from  old  animals.  The  dam 
and  sire  should  be  in  perfect  health 
if  a  valuable  colt  is  desired.  6ren- 
The  horse  rubs  his  nose  violently  against  a  wall  ^j^  ^^ork  is  always  better  for  the 

when  there  IS  irritation  from  worms.  ,,        .  .    ,„-<.i,^„i.  ,„.^„Vr 

mare  than  to  remain  without  work. 

Sympimns.—WhGn  tape-worm  is  present  there  is  checked  development, 

large  head,  long  legs,  ravenous  appetite,  unhealthy  coat,  thin  body,  fetid 

breath.     The  colt  picks  and  bites  its  own  hair,  rubs  its  nose  against  a  wall, 

or  strains  it  violently  upwards. 


40  TSLLOW   WATSBS, 

Treatment.  Give  spirits  of  turpentine.  For  a  colt  three  naonths  old 
give  from  one-fourth  to  one-half  ounce;  six  months  old,  one-half  to  one 
ounce;  one  year,  one  to  one  and  a  half  ounces;  two  years,  one  and  one-half 
to  two  ounces ;  four  years,  three  to  four  ounces.  Also  pl*ocure  one  pound 
of  quassia  chips  and  pour  three  quarts  of  boiling  water  on  to  them ;  then 
mix  a  proportional  dose  of  the  quassia  infusion  with  the  turpentine,  and 
cause  it  to  blend  together  by  stirring  in  well  with  yolks  of  eggs.  x\dd 
twenty  grains  of  powdered  camphor  gum,  and  give  the  dose  the  first  thing 
in  the  morning. 

Feed  well  afterward,  and  give  every  morning  until  the  coat  is  glossy, 
muriated  tincture  of  iron,  from  one  to  ten  drachms,  according  to  age,  and 
also  Fowler's  Solution,  from  one- fourth  to  three  drachms. 

LuMBRici. — Long,  round  worms,  which  are  sometimes  seen  eighteen 
inches  long.     They  prey  upon  the  weakly,  whether  old  or  young. 

Treatment. — Give  one  drachm  tartar  emetic,  worked  into  a  ball  with  lin- 
seed meal  and  flour,  every  morning,  until  the  desired  etiect  is  accomplished. 
1  Or  give  calomel,  three  drachms;  tartar  emetic,  one  drachm ;  mixed,  and  made 
into  three  balls,  to  be  given  at  night  for  tliree  nights;  and  give,  one  day 
after  the  last  ball,  a  good  purging  ball. 

Pin  Worms. — This  variety  of  worms  inhabits  the  rectum,  and  causes 
great  itching  posteriorly,  which  causes  the  horse  to  rub  its  hair  ofT  against 
the  wall. 

Tnatment. — Most  medicines  are  deprived  of  their  activity  because  they 
do  not  reach  the  rectum;  therefore  it  is  best  to  treat  with  injections  which 
win  come  directly  in  contact  with  the  parasites.  Take  one  ounce  caleciiu  aiid 
a  quart  of  water,  and,  when  dissolved,  give  as  an  injection,  and  repeat  for 
seven  mornings.  On  the  eighth  day  give  a  mash ;  at  night  follow  with  one- 
half  ounce  aloes,  and  one  drachm  calomel.  Repeat  the  above  if  necessary. 
Injections  of  tobacco  smoke  work  well. 

YELLOW  WATERS. -This  affection  is  the  result  of  liver  disease,  and 
has  derived  its  name  from  the  characteristic  color  of  the  membranes  of  the 
eyes,  nose  and  mouth,  which  have  a  peculiar  yellowness  that  is  caused  by 
the  liver  being  diseased,  so  that  its  natural  functions  are  not  properly  per- 
formed, and  a  large  amount  of  bile  is  thrown  back  into  the  blood,  instead 
of  being  carried  off  in  its  natural  way,  and  only  eliminated  partially 
through  the  kidneys.  It  occurs  more  often  in  horses  which  are  highly  fed 
and  have  nothing  to  do,  than  in  any  others. 

Treatment. — Give  ginger,  two  drachms;  powdered  mandrake  root,  one 
drachm;  powdered  aloes,  fosr  drachms;  mix.  and  give  at  one  dose.  Feed 
the  horse  with  soft  feed  and  grass  to  loosen  the  bowels.  Repeat  the  above 
dose  as  often  as  shall  be  necessary,  which,  in  most  cases,  perhaps,  would  be 
about  every  other  day. 


I>OSES    FOK    THE    HOUSE, 


41 


DOSES  FOE  THE  HOESE. 


Name  op  Drug. 


Aloen. 
Alum. 
Auif^e  Seed. 
Aqua  Ammonia. 

Arsenic. 
Anafotida. 
Bicarbonate  of  I 
Potash.  f 

Bismuth.. 

Black  Antimony. 

Blue  Vitriol. 
Cal.)mel. 
Camphor. 
Cantharide?. 
Carbolic  Acid. 
Castur  Oil. 
Cayenne. 
Chlorate  of        ) 
Potash.  \ 

Copperas. 
Croton  Oil. 
Digitalis  le=if. 
Ei)snm  Salts. 
Etlu-r. 

Fowler's  Solution 

Gentian  Root. 

Ginger. 

Glauber's  Salts. 

Iodide  of  / 

Pot^scium.      ( 

Linseed  Oil,  Raw 

Magnesia. 

Mercurial      Oint- 
ment. 

Nux  Vomica. 


Opium. 

Prepared  Chalk. 
Quinine. 
Saltpetre. 
Soda  Bicarb. 

Soda  Sulphite. 

Solution  of  Lime. 

Spirits    of    Chlo- 
roform. 

Strychnia. 


Sulphur. 


Action  and  Use. 


Laxative  and  Tonic. 
Astringent. 

Aromatic  and  Stomachic. 
Stimulant  and  Antacid, 
j  Alterative    and  Tonic.    Used  for  } 
I     Paralysis.  Mange,  etc.  f 

Anti-spasmodic,  Coughs,  etc. 
J  Diuretic  and  Antacid.    Gopd  for  } 
j      Rheumatism.  ^  f 

For  Chronic  Diarrhoea,  etc. 

Promotes  the  Secretions. 

Astringent  and  Tonic. 

Cathartic. 

Anti-spasmodic. 

Diuretic  and  Stimulant. 

Externally  and  Disinfectant. 

Cathartic. 

Stimulant  and  Carminative. 

J  Diuretic.  Given  for  Bloating,  ( 
/      etc.  f 

Tonic  and  Astringent. 

Powerful  Purgative. 

Sedative  and  Diuretic. 

Cathartic  and  Febrifuge. 

Anti-spasmodic. 

j  Used  for  Skin  diseases.  See  Ar-  / 
I     senic,  a  preparation  of.  f 

Tonic. 
Tonic.  Stimulant   and  Stomat^hic.  ) 
Used  for  Flatulent  Colic,  x^ys-  V 
pepsia,  etc.  ) 

Cathartic. 

(  Diuretic    and    Alterative.      L^sed  ) 

for  Rheumatism,   Dropsy,  En-  V 

(     larged  Glands,  etc.  ) 

Cathartic  and  Nutritive. 
\  For  colts  as  an  Antacid  and  Laxa-  / 
(      tive.  .  f 

i  Used  for  Mange,  Itch,  Lice,  and  / 
■)      other  parasites.  \ 

)  Nervous  stimulant.  Used  for  Pa-  / 
I     ralysis.  ,\ 

f  Anodyne  and  Antispasmodic! 
-{  Given  in  Colic,  Inflartimation  of  } 
r    Dowels,  Diarrhcea,  etc.  , 

.•\Dtrtcid. 

Tonic.    Given  during  convalescence. 

Diuretic  an.i  Febrituge. 

Similar  to  Bicarl).  Potash. 

J  Antiseptic  and  Altjerative.     Used  / 

1      lor  Blood  diseases.  f 

j  Antacid,  used  as  an  antidote  to  / 

/     poisoning  by  acids.  f 

]  Anodyne  and  Antispasmodic. 

j  Tonic  and  Stimulant.    Used  for  I 

)     Paralysis.  f 

Alterative    and    liuxative.      Us(^d  i 

(or  Skin  diseases  and  Rheuma-  y 

tism.  » 


Dose. 


1-2  to  1  oz. 
i  to  3  drs. 
1-2  to  2  ozs. 
1  to  4  drs. 

1  to  .5  grs. 

1  to  3  drs. 

3  to  5  drs. 

1-2  to  1  oz. 

1-4  to  1-2  dr. 

1-2  to  1  dr. 
10  to  4  I  grs. 
1-2  to  1  dr. 
3  to  tt  grs. 

1  2tol  pt. 

5  to  25  grs. 

1-2  to  2  drs. 

Ki  to  1  %  drs 
lCt()1.5d'p's 
;0  to  20  grs. 
2:o  8  ozs. 
1-2  to  2  ozs. 

1  to  4  drs. 
'  to  2  drs. 

2  to  5  drs. 

6  to  12  ozs. 

1-2  to  1  1-2 
drs._ 

1  to  2  pts. 

1-4  to  1  oz . 


15  to  2u  grs. 

1-4  to  1  dr. 

1-2  to  1  oz. 

15  to  5{)gi'8. 
1  to  3  drs., 

3  to  S  drs. 

1-2  to  1  oz. 

4  to  6  ozs. 
1  to  2  ozs. 
1-2  to  1  gr. 

1-2  to  2  ozs. 


Antidote. 


Vinegar. 
Magnesia  and  oiL 

j  Vinegar    and    raw 
I     Linseed  Oil.  . 

j  Tnf  us'n  of  oak  bark 
(  Give  also  linsdoiL 
i^ggs.  Milk,  etc.  ■  -  ■ 
Eggs  and  Milk. 


Eggs;  soap;  grueL- 


Opium. 
Stimulate. 


)  Hydratcd  peroxide 
)     oi  Iron. 


Give  freely  sta'-cti . 
or  Hour,  with  water 
largely. 


j  Wb  i  tes  of  Eggs  with ' 
1  milk  given  freely.  , 
i  Saleratus,  follow'ed 
'  quickly  by  cup-; 
]  peras.  'both  dissolv- 
t  ed  in  water. 

i   Heiladouna.  -trong  coffee. 


hr.iiidv      .ind 
^J  D.ish  cold   water  on,  and 
^  keep  ihe  horse  moving. 


(  Linseed  oil  largely. 
]  Raw. 


Tobacco. 


42 


DOSES    FOR    THE    HORSB. 


Naiu  of  Drug. 


Sweet  Spirits  of 

Nitre. 
Tannic  Acid. 
Tartar  Emetic. 
Tincture   of    Ac 

onite  Root. 
Tincture  of  Can- 

tharides. 
Tincture  Ergot. 
Tincture  Iodine. 

Tincture  Iron. 

Tr.  Nux  Vomica. 
Tincture  Opium. 

White  Vitriol. 


Action  and  Use. 


Astringent. 

sedative  and  Alterative. 


-  Sedative.    Used  for  lung  fever,  etc . 

l  Stimulant  and  Tonic. 

Parturient. 

Used  externally. 

j  Tonic  and  Astringent.     Used  for  | 

1      Typhoid  disease.^.  | 

j  Tonic.      Stimulant    in    Paialysis  i 

}     and  Dyspepsia.  ) 

Anodyne  and  Anti-spasmodic. 

j  Astringent.         Used     for     cuts,  I 
(     wounds  and  sores,  in  solution,     f 


DosB. 


Vi  tolYz  ozs 

20  to  40  grs . 
1-8  to  l-Q  dr. 

15to35d'p"8 

1  to  2  ozs. 
1  to  2  ozs. 

1-2  to  1  oz. 

-2  to  4  drs. 
1  to  2  oz  . 

5  to  15  grs. 


Antidote. 


Tannic  Acid, 

I  <^i  e  suial)  do^ei  of  N'vx 
i  Vomti  a,  ami  stimaianu 
(  largelj ,  ana  keep  movi&g. 


See  Nux  Vomica. 
See  Opium. . 


Milk,      eggs 
flour. 


and 


For  a  colt  one  month  old,  give  one  twenty-fourth  of  the  full  dose  for  an  adult  horse  as 
given  above;  three  months  old,  one-twelfth;  six  months  old,  one-sixth;  one  year  old, 
one-third;  two  years  old,  one-half;  three  years  old,  three-fourths. 


IN  MEASURING  LIQUIDS, 

A  tablespoonful  is  equal  to  half  an  ounce  by  measure. 

A  dessert-spoonful  is  equal  to  one-fourth  ounce,  or  two  drachms. 

A  teaspoonful  is  equal  to  one  drachm. 

A  teacup  is  estimated  to  contain  about  four  fluid  ounces,  or  a  gilL 

A  wine  glass  about  two  fluid  ounces. 

The  above  named  household  implements  vary  in  size  and  capacity,  so 
that  usually  it  is  difRcult  to  measure  with  them  accurately;  yet,  for  nearly 
all  medicines,  it  will  be  near  enough  for  all  practical  purposes,  excepting 
some  teacups  are  now  made  to  hold  six  or  eight  ounces,  so  that,  if  the  med- 
icine to  be  measured  is  poison, 'it  is  well  to  give  smaller  doses  if  the  exact 
capacity  is  not  known.  It  is  best  for  those  having  much  use  for  measures  to 
procure  a  glass  graduate  which  will  measure  drachms  and  ounces. 


A  VERY  FOOLISH  MANNER  OF 
TORTURING  HORSES. 


A  BETTER  AND  MORE  HUMANE  WAY  OF 
TREATING  OUR  FAITHFUL  FRIEND. 


▲as  OF  THE   HOBSS. 


THE  AGE  OF  THE  HOESE, 

Determined  by  the  appearance  of  the  teeth. 


The  safest  way  of  determining  the  age  of  a  horpe  is  by  the  appearance  of  the  teeth, 
which  undergo  certain  changes  in  the  course  of  years.  Althoush  it  may  be  impossible 
to  give  any  rules  which  will  be  found  to  be  exa<  tly  correct  in  every  case,  yet  the  f.-llowlng 
classification  \<  generally  correct:  but  exceptions  will  occur,  as.  f  )r  instance,  a  noble 
horse  may  be  taken  for  younger  than  he  really  is.  bi^cause  the  strong  structure  of  all  the 
bones  makes  the  teeth  also  stronger  than  those  of  a  horse  of  the  same  age,  of  an  interior 
breed. 

Eight  to  fourteen  days  after  bir*h.  the  first  middle  nippers  of  the  set  of  milk  teeth  are 
cut  (Fig.  1):  four  to  six  weeks  afterwards,  the  pair  next  to  them  (Fig.  2);  and  finally, 
after  six  or  eight  months,  the  last  (¥\s.  8). 

All  these  milk  teeth  have  a  well-defined  body  and  neck,  and  a  slender  fang,  and  on 
their  front  surfaces  grooves  or  fcirrows.  which  disappear  from,  the  middle  nippers  at  the 
end  of  (me  year;  from  the  next  pair  in  two  years;  and  from  the  incisive  teeth  (cutters) 
\u  three  years. 

At  the  age  of  two,  the  nippers  become  loose  and  fall  out;  in  their  places  appear  two 
permanent  teeth,  with  deep,  black  cavities,  and  full,  sharp  edges  (Fig.  4). 

At  the  age  of  three,  the  next  pair  (Fie.  5)  fall  out. 

At  four  years  old,  the  corner  teeth  fall  out  (Fig.  6). 

At  five  >ear8  old,  the  horse  has  his  permanent  set  of  teeth. 

The  teeth  grow  in  length  as  the  horse  advances  m  years,  but  at  the  same  time,  his  teeth 
are  worn  away,  by  use,  about  one  twelfth  of  nn  incn  every  year;  so  that  the  black  cav- 
ities of  the  centre  nippers  below  disappear  in  the  sixth  year  (B^g.  7);  those  of  the  next 
pair,  in  the  seventh  year  (Fig.  8):  and  those  of  ttie  corner  teeth,  in  the  eighth  year  (Fig. 
9).    Also  the  outer  comer  teeth  of  upper  nnd  lower  javp  just  meet  at  eight  years  of  age. 

At  nine  years  old,  cups  leave  the  two  centre  nippers  above,  and  each  of  the  two  upper 
corner  teeth  has  a  Ittle  sharp  protrusion  at  the  extreme  outer  corners  (Fig.  10). 

At  the  age  often,  the  cups  disappear  from  the  adioining  teeth. 

At  the  age  of  eleven,  the  cups  disappear  from  the  corner  teeth  above,  and  are  only 
indicated  by  brownish  spots. 

The  oval  form  becomes  broader,  and  changes,  from  the  twelfth  to  the  sixteenth  year, 
more  and  more  into  a  triangular  form,  and  the  teeth  lose,  finally,  with  the  twentieth  year, 
all  regularity.  There  is  nothing  remaining  in  the  teeth  that  can  afterwards  clearly 
show  the  ag<;  of  the  horse,  or  justify  the  most  experienced  examiner  in  giving  a.positive 
opinion. 

The  tushes,  or  canine  teeth,  conical  in  shape,  with  a  sharp  point,  and  curved,  are  cut 
between  the  third  and  fourth  year;  their  points  become  more  and  more  rounded,  until 
the  ninth  year,  ^nd  after  that,  more  and  more  dull  in  the  course  of  years,  and  lose,  final- 
ly, all  regular  shape.    Mares  have,  frequently,  no  tusks,  or  only  very  faintly  indicated. 


44 


i5IiEEl>I^~G. 


BEEEDIlSra 


This  very  important  subject  is  too  often  neglected.  A  common  mistake 
in  breeding  is  often  made,  that  marea  are  bred  from  after  they  become' 
useless  for  work,  regardless  of  hereditary  diseases  which  may  be  trans- 
mitted to  their  offspring.  It  should  be  remembered  that  one  of  the  charac- 
teristic laws  of  life  isthe  reproduction  in  kind — "  like  begets  like." 

Both  parents  should  be  selected  with  reference  to  their  individual  points 
of  excellence,  and  also  so  that  the  points  of  one  may  be  adapted  to  the 
points  of  the  other;  for,  although,  both  may  be  excellent  individually,  the 
points  which  characterize  one  may  actually  counteract  those  of  the  other; 
but,  "if  defects  exist,  the  breeder  should  be  sure  that  it  is  merely  accidental 
and  not-natural. 

Non'e  but  sound  parents  should  be  bred  from;  (accidents,  of  course,  are 
not  to  be  regarded  as  unsoundness).  Both  parents  should  be  free  from  any 
infirmity  relative  to  a  vicious  temper  or  bad  dispositiori,  although 
the  points  of  excellence  ^o  one  way  sometimes  counteract  the  bad  points 


BKEKDING.  45 

in  the  other  relative  to  that  rlefert.  Great  caro  should  l)e  exercised  that  the 
same  defect  does  not  exist  in  Itolh.  Some  kno"v\'ledge  of  the  parentage  of 
the  sire  and  dam  is  therefore  indispensable. 

For  ordinary  business  purposes  the  best  form  of  a  mare  to  breed  from  is 
a  short-legged  beast,  with  a  deep  and  roomy  chest,  wide  hips,  and  so  built 
in  every  Avay  as  to  indicate^  a  robust  animal,  with  a  strong  constitution. 
Always  avoid,  if  possible,  selecting  a  mare  for  breeding  purjioses  which  has 
ring-bone,  spavin,  or  any  disease  that  will  render  the  offspring  liable  to  be 
afflicted  with  the  same,  by  hereditary  descent. 

The  "breed"  should  be  taken  inte  consideration  also.  If  it  is  desired 
to  raise  a  carriage  beast,  select  a  mare  with  a  good,  raiimakd  counie- 
nance,  sprightly,  not  too  nervous  nor  too  sluggish,  but  with  a  general  miis- 
cular  structure.  The  head  of  the  brood-mare  is  a  point  which  should  be 
always  regarded,  for  a  mare  that  has  a  large  head,  with  a  dull,  stupid  coun- 
tenance, will  not  breed  a  good  foal,  unless  it  might  be  from  a  very  sprightly, 
ambitious  horse.  The  shoulder  blade  should  be  wide  and  long,  extending 
nearly  to  the  top  of  the  withers,  and  so  well  covered  with  muscle  as  not  to 
present  any  undue  prominence. 

The  neck  should  come  out  from  the  top  of  the  withers  and  not  lovf 
down;  the  fore-leg  should  be  perpendicular,  so  that  the  point  of  the  shoulder 
and  the  toe  will  be  in  a  right  line ;  the  foot  should  be  sound,  and  of  good, 
symmetrical  shape. 

The  hips  should  be  long,  oval  and  broad;  the  hock-ioint  should  be  well 
formed,  and  not  of  the  "cow-hock "  or  "sickle-hock  ''  kind. 

In  selecting  a  stallion,  the  rules  which  we  have  already  given  should  be 
observed,  remembering  that  compactness  is  quite  essential,  that  much  good- 
ness and  strength  may  be  condensed  into  a  small  space.  The  shoidder 
should  be  well  back,  with  the  shoulder  blade  lying  obliquely,  except  that, 
when  it  is  desired  to  raise  a  slow  draught-horse,  a  large  stallion,  with  up- 
right shoulders,  should  be  .selected. 

In  summing  up  the  whole  matter  we  would  say,  if  you  would  be  suc- 
cessful in  breeding  do  not  breed  into  the  same  family  and  blood,  but  select 
a  horse  of  different  blood,  unless  it  should  be  eight  or  ten  generations  re- 
moved. 

Avoid  using  a  horse  which  is  defective  in  any  particular,  when  the  mare 
nas  the  same  defect,  but  select  one  as  nearly  perfect  as  possible  in  that  point. 
Do  not  breed  small  mares  with  very  large  horses,  for  there  should  be  mutual 
adaptation  in  size  and  form,  as  we  have  before  stated. 


46 


SHOEING. 


SHOEIS"G. 


With  a  poor  hoof  an  otherwise 
valuable  horse  becomes  almost 
worthless,  so  that  the  common 
saying,  "No  foot,  no  horse,"  is 
practically  correct.  For  this  rea- 
S5on  the  subject  of  horse-shoeing  is 
one  which  should  receive  much 
attention,  as  it  is  by  poor  shoeing 
that  so  many  horses  are  rendered 
almost  valueless  for  life. 

For  want  of  space  we  can  onl}- 
give  some  of  the  more  important  points  which  should  be  observed  in  order 
to  preserve  the  hoof  in  a  natural  and  healthy  condition. 

The  hoof,  in  its  natural  state,  is  adapted  only  to  a  gTassy  surface;  so 
that,  when  we  wish  to  bring  the  horse  into  practical  use  upon  our  hard  and 
stony  roads,  it  becomes  necessary  to  protect  the  hoof,  by  shoeing^  from  the 
unnatural  wear  and  tear  which  it  is  subjected  to. 

It  is  greatly  to  be  regretted  that  so  large  a  share  of  the  men  who  are 
permitted  to  do  this  very  important  work  of  shoeing  the  horse,  are  so 
ignorant  of  the  nature  and  structure  of  the  foot  and  the  principal  rules  which 
should  guide  them  in  doing  this  very  important  branch  of  work. 

It  is  a  great  fault  of  nearly  all  shoers  that  they  cut  and  pare  with  the 
idea  of  improving  the  foot,  when  their  aim  should  be,  mainly,  to  let  nature 
have  her  course  as  much  as  possible,  or,  in  other  words,  to  imitate  the 
natural  condition  of  the  foot,  and  only  pare  away  such  parts  as  have  become 
useless.  The  shoe  should  always  be  fitted  to  the  foot,  and  not  the  foot  to 
the  shoe,  as  is  too  often  practiced.  That  part  of  the  hoof  which  should  not 
have  pressure  is  the  portion  between  the  bar  and  the  quarter,  commonly 
known  as  the  seat  of  corns.     (For  location,  see  engraving  on  10th  page.) 

The  greatest  pressure  should  De  around  the  outside  of  the  foot,  for  about 
half  an  inch. 

The  frog  should  be  allowed  to  come  to  the  ground,  which  will  prevent, 
to  a  certain  extent,  the  concussion  which  would  otherwise  take  place.  The 
frog  should  not  be  cut  doicn,  as  is  frequently  practiced,  nor  should  it  be 
touched,  when  healthy,  except  for  the  purpose  of  cleansing. 


SHOEING.  47 

In  paring  tke  foot,  be  very  careful  not  to  cut  down  the  outside,  so  as  to 
allow  the  entire  weight  to  rest  on  the  inside  of  the  shoe  upon  the  sole;  but 
only  cut  away  the  dead  portion  of  horn  on  the  sole,  and  cut  down  the  wall 
from  heel  to  toe  untij  the  bearing  is  natural,  leaving  it  even  and  as  near  its 
natural  state  as  possible.  A  red-hot  shoe  should  not  be  allowed  to  be  burned 
into  the  foot  to  fit  it. 

The  shoe  to  be  selected  should  depend  upon  the  condition  of  the  foot 
and  the  condition  of  the  roads,  etc.  The  flat  shoe,  when  properly  applied, 
leaves  the  foot  nearest  its  natural  shape,  by  allowing  the  horse  a  good,  even 
foundation  to  stand  upon,  and  is  mo&t  likely  to  give  satisfaction  for  all 
ordinary  purposes.  At  some  seasons  of  the  3^ear  it  will  be  necessary  to  have 
calks  upon  the  shoes,  but  ordinarily  the  foot  should  be  allowed  to  come  as 
near  the  ground  as  possible. 

What  we  mean  by  the  flat  shoe  is  one  flat  upon  its  superior  surface,  which 
comes  in  direct  contact  with  the  hoof,  the  under  surface  being  partially 
concave,  so  as  to  assist  the  horse  in  grasping  the  ground,  to  prevent  slipping 
and  to  assist  in  progressing. 

The  shoe  should  be  as  big  an  the  foot  so  as  not  to  require  any  cutting  down 
the  hoof  so  as  to  make  it  fit  the  shoe,  and  the  heels  of  the  shoe  should  not 
be  permitted  to  project  backwards  beyond  the  heel  of  the  hoof  more  than 
about  one-eighth  of  an  inch. 

The  outward  margin  of  the  shoe  should  just  correspond  with  the  shape 
of  the  foot,  except  at  the  heel,  where  the  shoe  should  be  a  little  wider  from 
quarter  to  heel,  especially  on  the  outside. 

Many  persons  are  not  aware  of  the  thinness  of  the  hoof,  which  makes  it 
quite  necessary  that  the  nail  holes  should  be  near  the  edge,  and  quite  well 
forward  in  the  toe,  so  as  to  avoid  driving  the  nails  into  the  quick,  which 
would  cause  serious  lameness  and  injury. 

Do  not  rasp  under  the  nail  clinches,  nor  over  them;  and  do  not  use  the 
rasp  at  all  on  the  outside  of  the  hoof,  not  even  below  the  clinches,  except 
just  enough  near  the  shoe  to  round  the  edge,  and  do  not  cut  down  the  hoof 
if  you  have  used  a  shoe  which  is  too  small. 

A  nail  for  a  horse's  foot  differs  materially  from  every  other  kind  of  nail, 
not  only  in  shape,  but  in  the  quality  of  iron  from  which  it  should  be  made; 
it  is  important  that  it  should  be  made  from  the  very  best  of  iron,  free  from 
flaws,  seams,  liability  to  sliver,  and  all  sulphurous  gases  in  the  process  of 
manufacture.  It  is  presumed  that  every  shoer  knows  that  a  nail  forged 
hot,  from  the  end  of  a  rod,  needs  no  argument  to  convince  any  one  that  a 
better  nail  is  thus  obtained  than  by  punching,  rolling  and  shearing  them 
from  a  cold  plate.  The  numerous  and  well  authenticated  cases  where 
valuable  horses  have  been  ruined  by  using  cold  rolled  nails,  are  enough  to 
deter  any  first-class  shoer  from  driving  anything  but  a  Hot  Forged  nail, 


48 


Sil(3ElNG 


piiiiiiiiiip iiiiiiiiiiiffiiiPiiiiiiinimiii inifcai' 


eYen  if  its  cost  siu^uld  be  double  that  of  the  cold  rolled  nail,  because  no 
;hoer  can  take  the  ri^k  of  iuiuriug  bis  customers  horse. 
•  Us6  only  thf  very  he^'^  of  nails;  drive  as  i^nudl  and  few  nails  as  will  hold 
the  shoe  tinnly  and  securely  to  its  place.  See  that  the  nails  fill  the  holes 
and  the  heads  the  crease,  leaving  little,  if  any,  to  project  beyond  the  ground 
surface  when  finished,  thus  preventing  the  clinch  from  rising  when  brought 
in  contact  with  stones,  and  saving  the  injuring  of  the  ankle. 

This  drawing  is  made  from  a  nail 
such  as  is  used  in  Orientab  co\mtrie.^ 
for  attaching  shoes  to  their  horses' 
feet,  and  has  been  employed  since  the 
15 th  century. 

This  is  an  ordinary  hand-made 
nail  made  from  the  rod  when  at 
a  welding  heat,  and  still  in  use  in 
England  and  Europe,  and  also  in 
introduction  of  the  Putnam  Hot  Forged 
Nails,  which  were  the 
first  successfully  in- 
troduced Hot  Forged 
machine  nails,  and  this  drawing  shows  the  similarity  of  manufacture  to 
that  of   the  hand-make,  and  when  ia  3^ finished  conditi'n  it  is   identical 

with    those   of    hand-make 
when  ready   for    use,    and 
has  no    equal   in   the  long 
list  of  machine-made  nails. 
This  drawing  represents 
a  cross  section  of  iron  from 
which    the    cold     punched 
and  sheared  nails  are  made 
by    forcing  a    blank  there- 
from by  means  of  a  punch 
2  the  same  as  No.  1,  but  made 
through  a  series  of  rollers  and 
drawn  into  the  form  of  No.  3, 
with  an  indentation  on  ,the  thin 
end  for  the  scarfed  points,  which 
conduct  the  nail  out  of  the  hoof. 
No,   4    represents    the  piece 
which  is  removed  by   shearing 
the  blade  of  No.    3,    and    pro- 
d'lsas  t&e  Esil  No..  5  ooraplete.    All  are  aware  that  the  rolling  of  iron 


which  gives  a  blank  similar  to  No.  1.     No. 
hot  instead  of  cold.     These  blanks  are  put 


jHI^ 


SHOEING. 


49 


cold  produces  what 
is     termed     lamina- 
tion, causing  the  iron 
to  separate  in  layers  as  shown  in  figure  6  a.     But  as  the  compression  of 

shearing  holds  the  edges  together,   it 
does  not  show  itself  until  driven  into 
the  hoof,  when  the  horny  fibres  cause 
them  to  separate  while 
being   driven,    and  one 
portion    is    forced   into 
the     foot    and   the    other    out 
through  the  wall  of  the  hoof, 
thus    causing    lameness,     lock- 
jaw  and   death,    as    has   been 
frequently  the  case  since  the 
introduction  of   cold    rolled 
nails,  which  the    records  of 
State  courts,   as  well  as  the 
testimony  of  celebrated  horse  owners,  abundantly  show. 

This  drawing  was  taken  from 
a  hoof  to  show  the  result  of  a  cold 
rolled  and  sheared  pointed  nail, 
which  produced  the  death  of  a 
valuable  animal,  and  for  which 
carelessness  the  owner  received  no 
remuneration. 


50  MISCELLANEOUS    EECEIPTS. 


.MISCELLANEOUS    EECEIPTS. 


For  Colic. 

{See  Treatment  of  Colic) 
No.  1, — Take  of  laudanum,  1  ounce  ;  spirits  of  turpentine,  1\  ounces. 
Mix,  and  give  at  one  dose,  in  thiree  times  the  amount  of  warm  water. 

No.  2. — Sulphuric  ether,  1 1^  ounces;  laudanum,  i  ounce;  essence  of 
peppermint,  2  ounces ;  water,  i6  ounces.  Mix,  and  shake  well  before 
giving.     For  further  particulars,  see  page  8. 

For  Heaves.  ' 

{See  Treatment  of  Heaves.) 

No.  1. — One  teaspoonful  of  lobelia,  given  in  the  feed,  once  a  day  for  a 
week,  and  then  once  or  twice  a  week,  will  stop  tliem  for  a  time. 

No.  2. — Balsam  copaiba,  1  ounce  ;  spirits  of  turpentine,  2  ounces  ; 
balsam  fir,  1  ounce  ;  cider  vinegar,  16  ounces.  Mix,  and  give  a  tablespoon- 
f  ul  once  a  day. 

No.  3. — Saltpetre.  1  ounce  ;  indigo,  ^  ounce  ;  rain  water,  four  pints. 
Mix,  and  give  a  pint  twice  a  day. 

See  page  19  for  particulars  and  other  treatment.  Prof.  Flint's  Powders 
is  the  best  remedy  known  to  us.  For  descriptions  please  refer  to  leaf 
inserted  between  pages  80  and  81  ;  also  page  71  and  circular  between 
pages  64  &  65  for  testimonials  from  our  patrons  who  have  used  the  Powders. 

Contracted  Hoof  or  Sore  Feet. 

No.  1. — Take  equal  parts  of  soft  fat,  jtIIow  wax,  linseed  oil,  Venice 
turpentine  and  Norway  tar  ;  first  melt  the  wax,  then  add  the  others,  mixing 
thoroughly.     Apply  to  the  edge  of  the  liair  once  a  day. 

No.  2. — Benzine,  1  ounce  ;  salts  of  nitre,  1  ounce  ;  alcohol,  3  ounces; 
aqua  ammonia,  2  ounces ;  Venice  turpentine,  Bounces.  INIix.  Apply  to  the 
edge  of  the  hair  and  all  over  the  hoof  once  a  day  for  ten  days,  then  twice  a 
week  for  a  short  time. 

No.  3. — Rosin,  4  ounces  ;  lard,  8  ounces  ;  heat  them  over  a  slow  fire, 
then  take  off  and  add  powdered  verdigris,  1  ounce,  and  stir  well  to  prevent 
its  running  over  ;  when  partly  cool  add  2  ounces  spirits  of  turpentine. 
Apply  to  the  hoof  about  one  inch  down  from  the  hair. 


MiSCELLAXEOUS    RECEIPTS.  61 

Horse  Liniments. 

KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE  is  the  best  article  known  to  the  profes- 
sion for  any  purpose  for  which  liniments  are  used  for  horse  or  man. 
It  is  a  private  formula,  therefore,  do  not  give  it  here,  it  would,  however, 
cost  at  nearly  every  drug-store  in  the  land  more  to  have  it  put  up,  strictly 
according  to  our  formula,  than  it  now  costs  the  consumer.  We  can  do  this 
as  we  buy  all  the  costly  drugs  in  very  large  quantities  of  first  producers. 

If  your  horse  has  a  Spavin,  Ringbone,  Curb  or  other  blemish  ;  is  lame 
from  any  cause,  sprains,  sore  tendons,  bruises,  swellings,  etc. ;  in  fact,  any 
trouble  for  which  a  specific  for  bony  growth  or  general  liniment  may  be 
desired— ask  your  Druggist  for  KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE. 
Regarding  its  merits — we  would  refer  you  to  page  63,  giving  our  experience 
with  it,  also  pages  65  to  74  giving  the  endorsements  of  our  Patrons. 

For  Scratches  and  G-rease  Heel. 

No.  1. — Balsam  fir,  4  ounces;  lard,  4  ounces.  Stir,  with  a  gentle  heat, 
until  thoroughly  mixed.     Wash  the  sores  well  with  castile  soap,  and  apply. 

No.  2.— Sugar  of  lead,  2  ounces;  borax,  1  ounce;  sweet  oil,  6  ounces. 
Mix,  and  apply  twice  daily,  after  washing  with  castile  soap,  and  drying. 

No.  3. — Tincture  of  myrrh,  2  oupces;  glycerine,  4  ounces;  tincture  of 
arnica,  2  ounces.  Mix  thoroughly,  and  apply  two  or  three  times  a  day,  after 
cleansing,  as  above,  with  castile  soap. 

No.  4. — Take  i  ounce  of  powdered  verdigris  and  1  pint  of  rum  or 
proof  spirits.  Mix,  and  apply  one*  or  twice  a  day.  This  works  nicely  for 
grease  heel  or  mud  fever.  . 

For  further   particulars  see  pages  19  and  30.     Kendall's   Spavin    Cure 
has  also  been  used  with  good  success  in  connection  with  other  treatment. 
Prof.  Flint's  Powders  are  excellent  especially  if  the  horse's  blood  is  impure. 

Cuts,  "Wounds  and  Sores. 

No.  1. — Take  of  lard,  4  ounces;  beeswax,  4  ounces;  rosin,  2  ounces; 
carbolic  acid,  i  ounce.  Mix  the  first  three,  and  melt;  then  add  the  carbolic 
acid,  stirring  until  cool.     This  is  excellent  for  man  as  well  as  beast. 

No.  2.— Tincture  aloes,  1  ounce  ;  tincture  m;yTrh,  |  ounce  ;  tincture 
opium,  I  ounce ;  water,  4  ounces.     Mix,  and  apply  night  and  morning. 

No.  3. — Tincture  opium,  2  ounces;  tannin,  i  ounce.     Mix. 

See  pages  32  and  33  for  further  information.  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure 
is  good  for  fresh  cuts. 

Sweeney. 

No.  I. — Spanish  flies,  camphor  gum  and  cayenne,  of  each  i  ounce; 
alcoiiol,  10  ounces  ;  spirits  turpentine,  6  ounces  ;  oil  origanum,  2  ounces. 
Mix.     See  page  37  for  further  information. 


6^  MtSCteLLAKEOtJs  iJECfilPTS. 

No.  2.— Alcohol,  16  oimces;  spirits  turpentine,  10  ounces;  muriate  of 
ammonia,  1  ounce.     Mix. 

No.  3. — Alcohol,  water,  spirits  turpentine  and  soft  soap,  of  each  1  pint; 
salt,  6  ounces.     Mix. 

Poll  Evil  and  Fistula. 

No.  1. — Copperas,  1  drachm;  blue  vitriol,  2  drachms;  common  salt,  2 
drachms;  white  vitriol,  1  drachm.  Mix,  and  powder  fine.  Fill  a  goose 
quill  with  the  powder,  and  push  it  to  the  bottom  of  the  pipe,  having  a  stick 
in  the  top  of  the  quill,  so  that  you  can  push  the  powder  out  of  the  quill, 
leaving  it  at  the  bottom  of  the  pipe;  repeat  again  in  about  four  days,  and  in 
two  or  three  days  from  that  time  you  can  take  liold  of  the  pipe  and  remove 
it  without  trouble. 

No.  2. — Tincture  of  opium,  1  drachm  ;  potash,  2  drachms  ;  water,  1 
ounce.  Mix,  and,  when  dissolved,  inject  into  the  pipes  with  a  small  syringe, 
having  cleansed  the  sore  with  soap-suds ;  repeat  every  two  days  until  the 
pipes  are  completely  destroyed. 

For  full  particulars,  see  page  27;  and  kindred  ailments  Shoe  boil, 
Capped  Hock,  etc.,  page  7. 

Bots. 

Take  new  milk,  2  quarts ;  syrup,  1  quart.  Mix,  and  give  the  whole,  and, 
in  fifteen  or  twenty  minutes  after,  give  two  quarts  of  warm,  strong  sage 
tea;  half  an  hour  after  the  tea,  give  one  quart  of  raw  linseed  oil,  or,  if  the 
oil  can  not  be  had,  give  lard  instead. 

Ointment  for  Horses. 

Beeswax,  2  ounces;  rosin,  3  ounces;  lard,  4  ounces;  carbolic  acid,  1 
drachm ;  honey,  i  ounce ;  melt  all  together  and  bring  slowly  to  a  boil ;  then 
remove  from  the  fire,  and  add,  slowl}^  1  gill  of  spirits  of  turpentine,  stirring 
all  the  time  until  cool.  Used,  with  good  success,  for  galls,  cracked  heels, 
flesh  wounds  or  bruises. 

Condition  Powders. 

No.  1.— Gentian,  fenugreek,  sulphur,  saltpetre,  cream  of  tartar,  of  each 
2  ounces;  resin,  black  antimony,  of  each  1  ounce;  ginger,  liquorice,  3 
ounces  each;  cayenne,  1  ounce;  pulverized  and  mixed  thoroughly.  Dose,  1 
tablespoonful,  once  or  twice  a  day,  mixed  with  the  food.  Used,  with  good 
success,  for  coughs,  colds,  distemper,  hide-bound,  and  nearly  all  diseases 
for  which  condition  powders  are  given. 

No.  2. — Fenugreek,  4  ounces;  ginger,  6  ounces;  anise,  pulverized,  4 
ounces;  gentian,  2  ounces;  black  antimony,  2  ounces;  hard  wood  ashes,  4 
ounces.     Mix  all  together.     Excellent  to  give  a  horse  an  appetite. 

See  Prof.  Flint's  Powders  described  on  page  95,  also  see  leaf  between 
pages  So  and  81  for  full  particulars ;  and  for  testimonials,  page  71.     These 


MISCELLANEOUS   RECEIPTS.  53 

Powders  are  prepaired  from  High  Grade   and  Pure  Drugs ;   entirely   free 
from     adulterations     of     any     kind.  We      think,      they      are     the 

best  article  known  for  Impure   Blood,    Coughs,  Pinkeye,    Heaves,   Hide- 
bound, Rough  Coat,  Epizootic,  Etc. 

Liniments  for  Horses. 

KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE  is  the  best  article  known  to  the  profes- 
sion for  any  purpose  for  which  liniments  are  used  for  horse  or  man. 
It  is  a  private  formula,  therefore,  do  not  give  it  here,  it  would,  however, 
cost  at  nearly  every  drug  store  in  the  land  more  to  have  it  put  up,  strictly 
according  to  our  formula,  than  it  now  costs  the  consumer.  We  can  do  this 
as  we  buy  all  the  costly  drugs  in  very  large  quantities  of  first  producers. 

If  your  horse  has  a  Spavin,  Ringbone,  Curb  or  other  blemish  ;  is  lame 
from  any  cause,  sprains,  sore  tendons,  bruises,  swellings,  etc. ;  in  fact,  any 
trouble  for  which  a  specific  for  bony  growth  or  general  liniment  may  be 
desired— ask  your  Druggist  for  KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE. 
Regarding  its  merits — we  would  refer  you  to  page  63,  giving  our  experience 
with  it,  also  pages  65  tx)  74  giving  the  endorsements,  of  our  Patrons. 

Saddle  and  Harness  Galls,  Bruises,  etc. 

No.  1. — Tincture  of  opium,  2  ounces;  tannin,  2  drachms.  Mix,  and  apply 
twice  a  day. 

No.  2. — Take  white  lead  and  linseed  oil,  and  mix  as  for  paint,  and 
apply  two  or  three  times  a  day.  This  is  good  for  scratches,  or  any  wounds 
on  a  horse. 

Eye-water  for  Horses. 

Sugar  of  lead,  1  drachm;  tincture  of  opium,  2  drachms;  soft  water,  1 
pint.    Mix,  and  wash  the  eye  two  or  three  times  a  day. 

Founder. 

iq-0_  1.— Vinegar,  3  pints;  cayenne  pepper,  i  drachm;  tincture  of  aconite 
root,  15  drops.  Mix,  and  boil  down  to  one  quart;  when  cool,  give  it  as  a 
drench.  Blanket  the  horse  well ;  after  the  horse  has  perspired  for  an  hour  or 
more,  give  one  quart  of  raw  linseed  oil.  This  treatment  will  be  found  good 
for  horses  foundered  by  eating  too  much  grain. 

No.  2.— Some  recommend  for  horses  foundered  on  grain,  to  bleed  about 
one  gallon,  then  to  drench  the  hors^  with  one  quart  of  raw  linseed  oil;  after 
this  to  rub  the  fore  legs  well,  and  for  a  long  time,  with  very  warm  water, 
having  a  little  tincture  of  opium  mixed  with  it.  As  the  horse  will  not 
recover  from  loss  of  blood  for  a  long  time,  it  is  usually  better  to  adopt  the 
treatment  given  in  No.  1. 


64  MISCELLANEOUS    RECEIPTS. 

Anodyne  Drenches. 

No.  1. — Tincture  of  opium,  1  ounce;  starch  gruel,  1  quart.     Mix. 

No.  2.— Sweet  spirits  of  nitre,  1  ounce;  tincture  of  opium,  1  ounce; 
essence  of  peppermint,  i  ounce;  water,  1  pint.     Mix. 

No.  3.— Tincture  of  opium,  1  ounce;  spirits  of  camphor,  |  ounce;  anise, 
jounce;  sulphuric  ether,  1  ounce;  water,  1  pint.     Mix. 

Diabetes. 

Sugar  of  lead,  10  grains;  alum,  30  grains;  catechu,  1  drachm;  tincture 
of  opium,  I  ounce ;  water,  1  pint.     Mix. 

Farcy  and  Glanders. 

No.  1. — Iodide  of  potassium,  1^  drachms;  copperas,  i  drachm;  ginger,  1 
drachm;  gentian,  2  drachms;  poM^dered  gum  arable  and  syrup  to  forma 
ball. 

No.  2.— Calomel,  i  drachm;  turpentine,  +  ounce;  blue  vitriol,  1  drachm; 
gum  arable  and  syrup  to  form  a  ball. 

No.  3. — One-half  ounce  sulphite  of  soda,  5  grains  Spanish  flies,  powdered. 
Mix,  and  give  at  night  in  cut  feed  for  several  weeks  ;  give  at  the  same  time, 
every  morning  and  noon,  3  drachms  powdered  gentian,  2  drachms  powdered 
blue  vitriol ;  give  the  medicine  for  a  long  time  ;  feed  well.  This  is  the  best 
treatment  that  can  be  given  for  this  disease.  For  particulars  see  pages  13&18. 

Fever  Balls. 

No.  1. — Saltpetre,  2^  drachms;  tartar  emetic,  I  drachm;  flaxseed  meal,  1 
ounce;  camphor,  ^  drachm;  ginger,  2  drachms.  Mix,  and  form  into  a  ball. 
Repeat  three  or  four  times  a  day  if  necessary. 

No.  2. — Tincture  aconite,  ten  drops;  tartar  emetic,  i  drachm;  saltpetire, 
1  drachm;  ginger,  2  drachms;  linseed  meal,  1  ounce.  Mix,  and  form  into  a 
ball.     Repeat  three  or  four  times  a  day  if  necessary. 

Diuretic  and  Tonic  Balls. 

Copperas,  H  drachms;  ginger,  1  drachm;  gentian,  1  drachm;  saltpetre,  3 
drachms;  rosin,  ^  ounce;  flaxseed  meal,  1  ounce.    Mix,  and  form  into  a  ball. 

Diuretic  Balls. 

No.  1. — Saltpetre,  3  drachms;  rosin,  4  drachms;  castile  soap,  2  drachms; 
fenugreek,  3  drachms;  flaxseed  meal,  1  ounce.    Mix,  and  form  into  a  ball. 

No.  2. — Oil  of  juniper,  i  drachm;  rosin  and  saltpetre,  each,  2  drachms; 
camphor,  ^  drachm ;  castile  soap,  1  ounce ;  flaxseed  meal,  1  ounce.  Mix,  and 
form  into  a  ball. 


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THIS  ENGKAVING  ILLUSTRATES  THE  FOLLY  OF  A  HEAVY  MAN  RIDING 
A  COLT  HARD  ALL  DAT.      BE  MERCIFUL  TO  YOUR  BEAST. 

Cordial  Balls. 

Ko.  1, — Anise,  powdered,  i  ounce  ;  ginger,  1  drachm ;  gentian,  1 
drachm  ;  fenugreek,  2  drachms.     Mix. 

No.  2. — Caraway  and  ginger,  each,  2  drachms  ;  anise,  gentian  and 
fenugreek,  each,  1  ounce.     Mix. 

No.  3. — Camphor,  1  drachm;  anise,  3  drachms;  tincture  of  opium,  1 
ounce ;  powdered  extract  of  liquorice,  3  drachms  ;  flaxseed  meal,  1  ounce. 
Mix. 

Astringent  and  Cordial. 

No.  1. — Opium,  12  grains  ;  camphor,  ^  drachm  ;  catechu,  1  drachm. 
Mix. 

No.  2. — Opium,  10  grains  ;  camphor,  1  drachm  ;  ginger,  2  drachms  ; 
castile  soap,  2  drachms  ;  anise,  3  drachms  ;  Hquorice,  2  drachms.     Mix. 

Alterative  and  Laxative  Balls. 

No.  1. — Linseed  meal,  1  ounce;  aloes,  -}  ounce;  castile  soap,  jounce. 
Mix. 

No.  2. — Ginger,  1  drachm  ;  castile  soap,  2  drachms;  Barbadoes  aloes, 
pulverized,  6  drachms  ;  flaxseed  meal,  1  ounce.    Mix, 


56  MISCELLANEOUS  RECEIPTS. 

Tonic  Ball. 

Prof.  Flint's  Powders  is  the  best  Tonic  and  Blood  Purifier  known  to  us. 
See  page  95  and  leaf  between  pages  80  and  81,  also  testimonials  psge  71. 

Diuretics. 
Take  of  balsam  copaiba,  2  ounces  ;  sw^eet  spirits  of  nitre,  3  ounces ; 
spirits  of  turpentine,  2  ounces  ;  oil  of  juniper,  2  ounces  ;  tincture  of  cam- 
phor, 2  ounces.  Mix  ;  shake  the  bottle  before  pouring  the  medicine.  Dose 
for  adult  horse :  Two  tablespoonf uls  in  a  pint  of  milk,  repeated  every  four 
to  six  hours,  if  necessary.  This  is  a  reliable  preparation  for  kidney 
difficulties. 

Cough  Mixtures. 

No.  I. — Oil  of  tar,  given  as  directed  for  treatment  of  heaves,  is  one  of 
the  best  remedies  for  nearly  all  coughs. 

No.  2. — Take  of  alcohol,  y^  pint ;  balsam  of  fir,  2  ounces.  Mix  well,  and 
add  all  the  tar  it  will  cut.  Shake  well  before  using.  Dose,  from  one  to  two 
teaspoonfuls  two  or  three  times  a  day,  Flint's  Powders  are  good,  see  page  95. 

Farcy. 

Nitrate  of  potash,  4  ounces;  black  antimony,  2  ounces:  sulphite  of  soda, 
I  ounce  ;  elecampane,  2  ounces.  Mix.  Dose,  one  tablespoonfui  once  or 
twice  a  day.     See  also  page  13. 

Nasal  Gleet. 

No.  I. — Aloes,  6  ounces;  pulverized  nux  vomica,  3  drachms;  flaxseed 
meal,  4  ounces.     Make  into  eight  powders,  and  give  one  or  two  each  day. 

No.  2. — Copperas,  2  ounces  ;  pulverized  gentian,  3  ounces  ;  elecampane, 
I  ounce;  linseed  meal,  3  ounces.  Mix,  and  give  from  half  to  one  table- 
spoonful  twice  a  day.     See  also  page  27. 

Cracked  Heels. 

Tar,  8  ounces;  beeswax,  1  ounce;  rosin,  1  ounce;  alum,  1  ounce;  tallow, 
1  ounce;  sulphate  of  iron,  1  ounce;  carbolic  acid,  1  drachm.  Mix,  and  boil 
over  a  slow  fire.  Skim  off  the  filth,  and  add  2  ounces  of  the  scrapings  of 
sweet  elder. 

Thrush. 

No.  1. — Wash  the  feet  well,  with  castile  soap  and  water,  and  sprinkle  a 
small  quantity  of  pulverized  blue  vitriol  in  the  cleft ;  then  fill  up  all  the 
cavities  with  cotton,  press  it  in  so  as  to  keep  out  all  dirt,  and  repeat  as 
often  as  necessary  until  the  cure  is  complete. 

No.,  2. — Blue  vitriol  and  copperas,  of  each  1  ounce;  burnt  alum,  3 
ounces;  white  vitriol,  i  ounce.     Mix. 


MISCELLANEOUS  RECEIPTS.  57. 

"Water  Farcy. 
No    1. — Saltpetre,  2  ounces;  copperas,  2  ounces;  ginger,  1  ounce;  fenu- 
greek, 2  ounces;  anise,  i  ounce;  gentian,  1  ounce.    Mix,  and  divide   iuip 
eiglit  powders;  give  two  or  three  each  day. 

No.  2. — Gentian,  1  ounce;  ginger,  -J  ounce ;  anise,!  ounce;  elecampane, 
2  ounces;  blue  vitriol,  1  ounce;  flaxseed  meal,  2  ounces;  saltpetre,  2  ounces. 
Mix,  and  divide  into  eight  powders.  Moderate  daily  exercise  and  rubbing 
the  limbs  are  useful. 

Healing-  Preparations. 

No.  1. — Carbolic  acid,  1  ounce;  soft  water,  2  pints.     Mix. 

No.  2. — White  vitriol,  1  ounce;  soft  water,  2  pints.     Mix. 

No.  3. — Pulverized  camphor,  1  drachm;  prepared  chalk,  6  drachms; 
burnt  alum,  4  drachms.     Mix.     Sprinkle  over  the  sore. 

No.  4. — Tincture  of  opium,  1  ounce;  tannin,  1  drachm.  Mix,  and  shake 
well  before  using.  Excellent  for  galls  of  collar,  saddle,  or  in  fact  for  any 
purpose  requiring  a  healing  astringent. 

For  Galled  Back  or  Shoulders. 

Tincture  of  arnica,  1  ounce;  vinegar,  6  ounces;  brandy,  4  ounces;  sal 
ammoniac,  2  ounces;  soft  water,  1  pint.     Mix,  and  bathe  with  it  often. 

For  Unhealthy  Ulcers. 
Nitric  acid,  1  ounce;  blue  vitriol,  3  ounces;  soft  water,  15  ounces.   Mix. 

For  Fresh  "Wounds. 
Copperas,  2  drachms;  white  vitriol,  3  drachms;  gunpowder,  2  drachms; 
boiling  soft  water,  2  quarts.     Mix.     When  cool  it  is  ready  for  use. 

Healing  Mixture. 
Cosmoline,  5  ounces;  carbolic  acid,  1  drachm.    Mix.     This  is  one  of  the 
very  best  of  mixtures  for  any  sore,  especially  for  such  cases  as  are  inclined 
not  to  heal  readily. 

To  Cure  Mange. 

Oil  tar,  1  ounce;  lac  sulphur,  1^  ounces;. whale  oil,  2  ounces.  Mix. 
Rub  a  little  on  the  skin  wherever  the  disease  appears,  and  continue,  daily, 
for  a  week,  and  then  wash  off  with  castile  soap  and  warm  water. 

Healing  Mixture  for  Cuts. 
Balsam  copaiba,  2  ounces;  tincture  of  myrrh,  3  ounces.    Mix.    This  is  a 
good  healing  mixture. 


58  MISCELLANEOUS    RECEIPTS. 

Sore  liips. 

The  lips  become  sore  frequently  at  the  angles  of  the  mouth,  from 
bruising  with  the  bit.  They  can  be  cured  by  applying  the  fallowing 
mixture: 

Tincture  of  myrrh,  2  ounces;  tincture  of  aloes,  1  ounce;  tincture  of 
opium,  i  ounce.     Mix,  and  apply  three  or  four  times  a  day. 

For  Sore  Mouth  and  Lips. 
Borax,  1  ounce;  tannin,  i  ounce;  glycerine,  8  ounces.    Mix,  and  apply 
two  or  three  times  a  day,  with  a  swab. 

For  Sprains,  etc. 
For  particulars,  see  page  36.     Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  is  the  best  prep- 
aration for  sprains,  sore  or  strained  tendons,  and  swollen  muscles. 

iUye  "Water. 

White  vitriol  and  saltpetre,  of  each  1  scruple ;  pure  soft  water,  8  ounces. 
Mix.  This  should  be  applied  to  the  inflamed  lids  three  or  four  times  a  day, 
and  if  the  inflammation  does  not  lessen  in  ome  or  two  days,  it  may  bo 
injected  directly  into  the  eye. 

The  writer  has  used  this  for  his  own  eyes,  reduced  half  with  water,  and 
dropped  directly  into  the  eye,  which  would  cause  the  eye  to  smart  consider- 
ably for  about  five  minutes,  when  he  would  bathe  the  eye  with  cold  water 
for  a  few  minutes,  and,  by  repeating  this  three  or  four  times  a  day,  it  has 
given  the  very  best  of  satisfaction. 

It  does  nicely,  many  times,  to  just  close  the  eye  and  bathe  the  outside 
freely. 

For  Poll  Evil,  Fistula,  or  any  Indolent  Ulcer. 

Fill  the  sore  to  the  bottom  with  ashes  from  burnt  com  cobs ;  repeat  two 
or  three  times,  if  necessary,  or  until  a  cure  is  effected. 

For  Colic. 

Take  of  gum  myrrh,  1  ounce;  gum  camphor,  1  ounce;  powdered  gum 
guaiac,  1  ounce;  cayenne,  1  ounce;  sassafras  bark,  powdered.  1  ounce;  spirits 
turpentine,  1  ounce;  oil  origanum,  I  ounce;  oil  hemlock,  i  ounce;  pulver- 
ized opium,  i  ounce ;  strongest  alcohol,  2  quarts.  Mix  all  together,  shake 
often  for  eight  or  ten  days,  and  filter  or  strain  through  flannel.  Dose, 
from  one  to  three  tablespoonf uls,  according  to  the  severity  of  the  case ;  give 
in  a  pint  of  milk. 

We  never  have  known  the  above  remedy  to  fail  of  giving  relief  when 
given  for  colic,  in  horses.     In  many  cases  where  it  has  been  used  it  has 


MISCELLANEOUS    RECEIPTS.  59 

given  immediate  relief,  even  though  various  other  remedies  had  failed  of 
giving  any  relief. 

It  makes  one  of  the  verj  best  of  Pain  Killers  for  family  use,  and  we 
advise  all  to  keep  it  on  hand.     For  particulars,  see  page  8. 

For  Flesh  "Wounds. 

To  prevent  inflammation  or  tendency  to  sloughing  or  mortification,  take 
1  pound  saltpetre,  2  gallons  water,  3  pints  proof  spirits;  mix,  and  inject 
into  the  wound  with  a  syringe  three  times  a  day  until  it  heals.  In  treating 
deep  wounds  or  those  of  a  dangerous  character,  especially  if  the  animal  is 
inclined  to  be  fat,  give  a  dose  of  physic,  feed  bran,  carrots,  etc.  No  grain 
should  be  fed,  and  grass  is  more  desirable  than  hay.  If  grass  is  fed  freely, 
physic  is  not  necessary.     For  particulars,  see  sores,  page  32. 

For  Removing  Enlargements,  etc. 

Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  is  the  best  remedy  for  removing  unnatural  en- 
largements of  whatever  nature.  Read  proof  on  pages  65-66-67-68-69  &  JOt 
also  see  circular  between  pages  64  and  65. 

For  Bruises,  Cuts,  etc.,  on  Horse  or  Man. 

Tincture  arnica,  1  ounce;  sassafras  oil,  ^  ounce;  laudanum,  1  ounce. 
Mix.  Shake  well  before  using.  Bandage  lightly,  and  keep  w^et  with  the 
mixture. 

Quarter  Crack. 

The  best  way  to  cure  quarter  crack  is  to  open  the  heel  on  that  side  be- 
tween bar  and  frog,  cutting  down  pretty  well,  (not  sufficient  to  cause  bleed- 
ing), until  the  quarter  will  give  freely ;  then  put  on  a  shoe  that  will  expand 
the  heel.  It  is  also  necessary  in  this  case  that  the  inner  heel  should  be 
opened  or  spread,  as  the  hoof  is  simply  too  small  for  the  foot ;  if  this  is  prop- 
erly done,  the  point  is  directly  reached.  Some  recommend,  in  addition  to 
this,  burning,  with  a  hot  iron,  a  crease  across  at  the  upper  edge  of  hoof.  If 
this  is  done  properly,  the  hoof  will  not  split  any  more.  The  hoof-  may  now 
be  more  rapidly  grown  if  desired.  Opening  the  foot  and  the  shoe  is  the 
point  of  success.  ' 

Quittor. 

Corrosive  sublimate,  i  ounce;  muriatic  acid,  20  drops;  soft  water,  2 
ounces.     Mix  the  last  two  and  shake  well,  then  add  the  first. 

Inject  a  little  with  a  glass  syringe  once  or  twice,  being  careful  to  inject 
to  the  bottom.  Warm  poultices,  used  for  several  days,  g^enerally  work 
well.     For  particulars,  see  page  27. 


g0  MISCELLANEOUS   EECEIPTS. 

To  Grow  Hair. 

Mix  sweet  oil,  1  pint;  sulphur,  3  ounces.  Shake  well,  and  rub  into  the 
dock  twice  a  week. 

For  "Worms. 

Calomel,  1  drachm;  tartar  emetic,  i  drachm ;  linseed  meal,  1  ounce;  fenu- 
greek, 1  ounce.  Mix,  and  give  in  feed  at  night;  repeat  the  dose  two  or 
three  times,  and  follow  with  one  and  a  half  pints  of  raw  linseed  oil,  about 
six  hours  after  the  last  powder  has  been  given.  i: 


Grease  Heel. 

Chloride  of  zinc,  i  i-2  drachms;  water,  lo  ounces  ;  glycerine,  5  ounces. 
Mix.  If  there  is  much  discharge,  apply  a  poultice  for  several  hours,  followed 
by  application  of  the  above,  after  cleansing  well  with  soft  water  and  castile 
soap.  The  following  powders  should  be  given  at  the  same  time  in  the  feed, 
every  night,  for  a  week  or  two  :  Bicarbonate  of  soda,  i  ounce;  arsenic,  i 
drachm;  iodide  of  iron,  1-2  ounce;  fenugreek,  2  ounces;  ginger,  2  ounces; 
elecampane,  i  ounce.  Mix  thoroughly,  and  divide  into  twelve  powders. 
See  also  pages  19  and  51. 

For  Distemper. 

Hops,  2  ounces  ;  carbolic  acid,  30  drops  :  boiling  water,  2  gallons.  Mix 
the  hops  and  carbolic  acid  with  the  boiling  water,  and  compel  the  animal  to 
inhale  the  Steam  for  fifteen  or  twenty  minutes  at  a  time;  repeat  three 
times  a  day.  Apply  a  strong  mustard  paste  to  the  throat,  and  place  a  warm 
poultice  over  the  paste.  Feed  warm  mashes  and  boiled  vegetables  ;  keep 
the  stable  comfortably  warm  and  the  air  pure.  Give  the  following  pow- 
ders once  a  day  :  Powdered  Peruvian  bark,  2  ounces ;  powdered  gentian,  i 
ounce;  powdered  copperas,  i  ounce.     Mix,  and  divide  into  eight  powders; 

For  particulars  and  other  treatment,  see  page  13. 

Thrush. 
..Take  white  vitriol,  2  ounces;  soft  water,  S  ounces.      Mix,  and  apply  to 
the  diseased  surface,  after  the  ragged  parts   have  heen  cut  away  and  thor- 
oughly cleansed.     Pack  the  cavities  with  cotton  batting,  so  as  to  keep  out 
all  dirt.     See  also  page  56. 

For  Ringworm. 

Apply  mercurial  ointment  three  or  four  times  a  week 

For  Brittle  and  Contracted  Hoofs. 

Take  of  castor  oil,  Barbadoes  tar  and  soft  soap,  equal  parts  of  each; 
melt  all  together  and  stir  while  cooling,  and  apply  a  little  to  the  hoof  three  or 
four  times  a  week. 


TO  HOBSE   OWNUES. 


61 


TO  HOESE  OWNEES. 


All  must  admit  that  we  live  in  an  age  of  improvements,  and  that  we  enjoy 
what  our  forefathers  never  even  dreamed  of — in  the  fast  and  easy  transporta- 
tion, rapid  communication  from  continent  to  continent,  and  the  use  of  the 
hundreds  of  labor-saving  machines ;  and  yet  before  or  even  when  these  great 
discoveries  were  first  made  known  to  the  public,  how  many  there  were  (like 
Thomas)  who  doubted.  But  ' '  time  will  prove  all  things, "  and  so  it  has  been 
with  all  these  inventions  which  were  once  said  to  be  impossibilities,  for  now 
we  know  them  to  be  of  the  great  value  which  their  originators  claimed  for 
them. 

In  the  year  1875  it  was  claimed  by  the  publisher  of  this  book,  that  he 
had  discovered  a  combination  of  remedies  which  would  cure  bone  spavins 
and  remove  the  enlargement  without  blistering  or  causing  any  sore.    Like 


6'2  l"o  Morse  oAVxfiftg. 

all  other  discoveries,  this  too  was  scouted  at  when  first  announced  to  the 
public,  as  might  naturally  have  been  expected,  by  those  who  knew  most 
about  the  usual  manner  of  treating  this  difficulty,  and  by  those  who  had 
tried  faithfully  everything  they  could  learn  of  ever  being  used,  but  only 
meeting  with  disappointment  with  each  trial  of  the  vaunted  remed3^  This 
class  (being  horsemen)  knew  that  a  bone  spavin  made  an  otherwise  valuable 
horse  of  but  little  worth,  for  they  knew  how  frequently  the  most  powerful 
remedies  had  been  used,  such  as  blisters,  which  were  go  powerful  as  to  de- 
stroy the  tissues,  and  also  the  red  hot  iron,  which  was  worse,  if  possible,  and 
still  the  horse  left  as  bad  or  worse  than  before  anything  had  been  used— 
therefore,  after  so  many  disappointments  of  this  kind,  it  would  be  very 
natural  for  men  having  such  an  experience,  to  say  it  was  impossible  to  cure 
a  spavin,  and  remove  the  bunch,  and  to  do  it  with  a  remedy  so  mild  as  not 
to  blister.  But,  as  we  said  before,  "time  will  prove  all  things,"  and  so  it 
has  been  with  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  and  those  who  were  the  first  to  con- 
demn it  are  now  the  loudest  in  its  praise ;  (I  mean  those  who  were  horsemen, 
and  who  knew  that  if  a  cure  was  to  be  accomplished,  there  was  something 
needed  more  than  to  simply  make  a  few  hasty  and  perhaps  faulty  applica- 
tions and  therefore  would  use  the  Spavin  Cure  with  patience  according  to 
directions). 

The  time  was,  in  the  practice  of  medicine,  when  about  every  patient 
was  subjected  to  the  rash  treatment  of  bleeding  and  salivation  from  the  in- 
discriminate use  of  calomel,  but  time  has  proved  these  plans  of  treatment  to 
be  more  fruitful  of  damage  than  otherwise,  so  they  have  become  among  the 
things  of  the  past.  A  similar  reform  is  now  taking  place  in  the  treatment  of 
the  horse,  the  most  useful  animal  ever  created;  and  horsemen  are  begin- 
ning to  learn  that  a  horse  needs  more  humane  treatment  than  he  has  received 
in  the  past,  and  the  cases  are  very  rare  which  require  the  powerful  remedies 
that  have  been  in  use ;  and  J  think  we  can  safely  say  that  those  cases  never 
occwr  which  require  the  use  of  the  red  hot  iron,  and  the  men  are  very  few  that 
would  allow  this  barbarous  treatment  to  be  practiced  upon  their  own  person; 
and  we  ask  why  any  man  should  allow  this  noble  animal  to  be  subjected  to 
any  treatment  that  he  would  not  submit  to  upon  his  own  person?  Could 
the  horse,  like  Balaam's  animal,  be  for  a  moment  endowed  with  the  power 
of  speech,  he  would  say — do  not  subject  me  to  any  treatment  which  you 
consider  too  cruel  for  yourself ;  for  we,  like  you,  have  been  created  with 
nerves  of  sensibility,  so  that  pain  is  as  hard  for  us  to  endure  as  for  you,  and 
therefore  we  ask  that  you  will  always  have  mercy  upon  us  (as  a  merciful 
man  should  do),  and  consider,  before  treating  us,  (or  neglecting  to  do  so), 
whether  it  is  doing  just  as  you  would  be  done  by. 

It  might  be  of  interest  to  some,  for  us  to  state  here  how  Kendall's  Spavin 
Cure  happened  to  be  discovered. 


TO    HORSE    OWNERS.  63 

Our  Experience  with  Bone  Spavin. 

The  proprietor  having  a  horse  which  he  prized,  for  her  goodness  and 
gentleness,  and  which  in  some  way  became  spavined,  was  under  the  neces- 
sity of  resorting  to  the  popular  remedies  in  use  at  that  time,  for  the  treat- 
ment of  the  spavin;  after  a  few  weeks'  treatment  the  outlook  seemed  to  be 
rather  discouraging ;  but  as  we  had  had  experience  as  a  practicing  physician, 
and  also  the  benefit  of  all  the  receipts  which  were  said  to  be  cures — having 
been  in  the  drug  business  for  several  years,  and  filled  the  receipts  from  the 
various  horsemen  in  our  vicinity — we  felt  that  our  experience  had  been  such 
that  we  were  certainly  equal  to  the  task,  if  any  one  was,  and  so  we  con- 
tinued, first  with  this  liniment,  and  then  with  the  other,  until  we  had  gone 
through  with  the  whole  catalogue  of  the  (so  called)  ''sure  cures'^  We  took 
counsel  of  the  various  horsemen  who  were  quite  sure  their  receipts  would  be 
iust  the  thing,  but  when  informed  that  all  this  and  more  too  had  been  used 
we  received  but  little  consolation.  As  the  horse  was  no  better,  and  several 
weeks  had  elapsed  since  we  began  the  treatment,  our  faith  in  the  power  of 
any  remedy  to  even  stop  the  lameness  (to  say  nothing  of  removing  the  enlarge- 
ment) was  very  weak ;  but  still  we  were  finally  persuaded  that  a  thorough 
use  of  blisters  might  cure,  and  it  was  our  only  hope,  and  we  therefore  pro- 
ceeded to  torment  the  poor  animal  by  applying  blisters  about  every  two 
weeks,  and  giving  the  horse  rest,  until  six  blisters  had  been  applied,  during 
which  time  the  horse  was  allowed  to  remain  (nearly  all  summer)  in  the  barn; 
and  as  the  horse  was  no  better,  that  we  could  perceive,  it  will  be  easy  for 
anyone  to  imagine  our  feelings  in  regard  to  the  power  of  any  remedy  to 
cure  bone  spavin,  and  then  we,  like  many  others,  were  very  positive  in  our 
opinion  that  there  was  nothing  which  would  cure  a  bone  spavin,  and  finally 
stopped  all  treatment. 

About  six  weeks  after  we  had  stopped  all  treatment,  we  decided  to  give 
the  case  another  trial,  for  it  seemed  to  us  thrt  there  was  something;  that  would 
effect  a  cure  if  we  could  only  get  the  right  thing.  Instead  of  using  the 
remedies  which  everybody  said  were  sure  cures,  we  began  to  reason  about 
the  matter,  and  it  occurred  to  us  that  if  we  had  been  treating  a  human 
being  we  should  have  treated  him  in  a  more  humane  manner,  and  therefore 
we  compounded  a  mixture  which  wa^  entirely  different  from  anything  we 
had  ever  h^ard  of  being  used,  and  again  began  to  treat  the  horse,  and,  to  oiir 
great  surprise,  in  a  short  time  (about  two  weeks)  the  lameness  all  subsided; 
and,  by  continuing  the  treatment  awhile  after  the  lameness  had  subsided,  the 
enlargement  was  entirely  removed.  I  could  hardly  realize  what  a  wonder- 
ful cure  had  finally  been  accomplished,  but  after  preparing  the  same  mix- 
ture for  a  great  many  cases,  without  hearing  of  its  failing  to  cure  in  a  single 
case,  I  was  then  fully  satisfied  of  the  great  worth  of  this  remedy  to  Iwrse  own- 
erSy  and  began  to  put  it  up  for  the  public ;  and  since  that  time  the  cures 


^4  TO   HORSE    OWNEES. 

which  it  has  effected  have  been  almost  innumerable,  and  now  those  who  are 
inost  'capable  of  judging  of  its  merits  pronounce  it  to  be  the  best  remedy  for 
the  purposes  for  which  it  is  prepared  that  they  have  ever  known  to  be 
used. 

We  therefore  offer  the  KendalVs  Spavin  Cure  to  the  public  with  perfect 
confidence  believing  that  in  nearly  if  not  every  case  in  which  a  man  might 
reasonably  expect  a  cure,  if  he  uses  the  Spavin  Cure  thoroughly  and 
patiently,  according  to  the  directions,  he  will  effect  a  cure.  By  the 
words  "thoroughly  and  patiently "  used  above  we  mean  to  use  as  directed 
on  bottle,  by  rubbing  down  to  the  skin  well,  as  what  remains  on  the  hair 
has  no  effect,  and  by  applying  over  the  size  of  the  whole  of  the  enlarge- 
ment ;  but  there  is  no  good  reason  for  applying  all  over  the  leg  because 
x>ne  desires  to  be  thorough  and  cover  the  whole  of  the  bunch,  for  what 
is  applied  to  the  space  outside  of  the  enlargement  is  only  wasted — but  we 
frequently  find  parties  who  apply  it  almost  indiscriminately  to  the  whole 
of  the  hock  joint,  when  a  space  the  size  of  a  cent,  perhaps,  would  be  all  that 
was  necessary,  and  therefore  the  bottle  of  Spavin  Cure  is  used,  or  rather 
wasted,  in  a  very  few  days,  and  the  man  finds  his  horse  no  better,  and  drops 
the  use  of  the  Cure,  and  perhaps  condemns  it,  when  he  has  not  given  it  the 
slightest  fair  chance  to  effect  a  cure.  By  the  word  ' '  patiently  "  we  would 
be  understood  to  mean,  to  apply  it  according  to  directions,  for  a  long  time, 
if  necessary,  for  no  difficulty  of  so  serious  a  nature  as  spavin  is,  can  be 
removed  by  any  remedy  in  only  a  few  days;  and  if  any  man  would  stop  to 
consider  he  might  kmow  that  it  would  be  impossible.  We  might  occupy 
many  pages  in  relating  our  experience  and  in  giving  full  directions  for  the 
use  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  but  will  not  add  more  here  except  to  say, 
use  good  common  sense  in  applying  it,  and  in  the  use  of  the  horse. 

Please  look  over  the  following  testimonials,  many  of  which  are  from  the 
most  prominent  gentlemen,  and  horse  owners,  in  the  country.  Also  see 
treatment  given  for  bone  spavin,  etc. 

On  Human  Flesh. 

•  .  Although  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  was  not  originally  designed  to  be  used 
on  human  flesh,  yet  it  has  been  found  to  work  wonderful  cures  in  thousands 
of  cases,  and  now  we  have  no  hesitancy  in  stating  that  it  is  tJie  best  liniment 
for  external  use  on  human  flesh  that  we  have  ever  known  to  be  used.  It 
can  be  used  full  strength,  with  perfect  safety,  for  rheumatism  or  any  lame- 
ness; also,  for  bruises,  cuts,  corns,  frost-bites,  burns,  sprains,  or  for  any 
purpose  for  which  an  external  liniment  is  used.    See  testimonials. 


%'^^-^-^^T^ 


A  NTI- A  PO  PLECTI N  E. 

THE   ONLY  APOPLEXY  PREVENTIVE  ANI> 
PARALYSIS  CURE. 

The  large  sale  of  Anti-Apoplectine  during  the  past  ten  years- 
and  the  many  words  of  praise  this  remedy  has  received  from  all 
parts  of  the  country  convinces  us  that  it  is'  to-day  not  only  the 
oi^ly  Apoplexy  Preventive  tiut  as  sure  a  cure  for  Para^l- 
ysis,  Rheumatism,  Heart  Disease,  Dyspepsia,  Liver  Complaint, 
Kidney  and  Blacider  Trouble  and'ihronic  Bronchitis,  as  can  be- 
compounded.  The  ravages  of  this  wide  range  of  organic  diseases, 
all  more  or  less  dependent  upon  the  condition  of  the  blood,  blood 
vessels  and  digestive  s\  stem  are  successfully  combated  by  Anti- 
Apoplectinc. 

It  Prevents  Apoplexy  because  it  keeps  the  nerves^ 
blood,  bloodvessels  and  b.cart  in  tliat  condition  that  mates  shock 
or  I'araKsis  irfipossiihle. 

It  Cures  ParBlysiS  because  those  in_^redients  that  pre- 
serve tnc  ihiidiiv  oi  ti.t  i>i(K;d  also  tend  to  absorb  clot,  and,  when 
this  is  dene,  t'-'  ii^""^  rcne\sed  strength  and  vigor  to  the  ner^^es  and. 
muscles  tiiat  h.ivc  been  so  ]"ng  unused. 

It  Cures  Rheumatism  because  Rheumatism  is  a/ 
gpecihc  I'lood  disease,  depending  upon  an  excess  of  acid,  and  an 
increase  of  tihniit-  wliich  Anti-Apoplectine  taken  for'  hvo  days> 
will  whoiiv  elirT.inatc. 

J^  Cures  Heart  Disease  because  although  perfectly 
harmless  it, is  at  tlie  same  tnne  a  powerful  heart  tonic,  maintain- 
ing its  regular  and  j:)e!ft'Ct  action,  atid  being  a. solvent  of  the  dif- 
ferent salts."  rendeis  the  forrnation  of  deposite  upon  tlie  lining  6f 
the  heart  or  valves  impossll^lc. 

It  Cures  Liver  Compfasnt  because  it  is  a  gentle 
stimulant  to  that  orgrnr  and  while  it  does  not  purge,  it  thins  and 
properly  regulates  the  flow  of  bile,  relieving  congestion  and  other 
diseases  dt-pendent  upon  sluL^gisl'!  liver,  while  for'those  conditions 
known  as  jaundice  and  biliary  calculi  it  has  no  equal 


^^  Cures    Kidney  '^nd    Bladder    Troubles 

because  it  relieves  anv  congestion  or  inflarnation    that   ma\    have- 


It   _^.^^ 

'^""  '"'     '"^ '  '  '  '      -e- 

arisen  from  thekidnevs  having  been  obliged  to  eliminate  poison- 
ous substances  from  the  svstem.  When  a  slight  aggravating  cause 
like  a  cold  or  a  strain  has  made  the  sufferer  realize  the  serious  cop- 
dition  he  is  in. 


Anti-Apoplectine. 

^t  Cures  "Dyspepsia  because   it   excites   the   flow  of 

■gastric  jince  atui  aids  in  the  digestion  of  food,     relieving  the  heavy 
pressed  feelitu^^  ami  removing  Hatulence  and  acidity. 

^^  Cures  Chronic  Bronchitis  (especially  of  the 

aged)  because  it  lirbt  thins  the  secretion  from  the  bronchial  tubes, 
tiien  stops  the  further  secretion,  releiving  the  irritation  and  cough. 

Mr.  F.  O.^K!'iG>.  of  Gol'vekneur,  N.  Y.,  Writes:-  For  DizzilJes  caused  by  Lsrer 
•CompliiitJl  ii'u!  i>ys.i>ei>sia  I  had  re! Je' after  taking  Anti-Apoplectine  for  I'wodays, 

Mr,  p.  a.  Mat-ii-on  of  Shaftsbl  ky,  Vt.,  Writes  .--Seventeen  months  afier  an  Ap- 
oplet'tif  S^Siot'^li  folinwfdby  2*ar!ilys;»s  i  commenced  taking  Anti-Apopi.ectine  after 
five  bottles  1  whs  able  tn  eng:a'ge  i(»  business  as  Station  Agt.  and  t*ost  Master. 

Mrs.  Maggie  IIakvey,  of  Albi;kg  Sinkings,  Vt.,  Writes  .- My  mother  had  a  Shock 
tiine  years  aao.  Ciiiid  not  stand  altme.  Since  lykingone  half  bottle  of  Anti-Apuflectink 
she  can  walk  alone. 

Mrs.  Ellen  A.  Pkabody  of  West  Plymouxh,.X.  H.,  Writes:-  Antj-Apoplectinb 
has  cured  me  of  i«:>i-»i  rit(>idL  beatiu^  ofthe  lieart,  inability  to  walk  fast  up  hill  or 
stairs,  or  to  lie  on  left  side. 

H.  G.  LovEi.Lof  Washingto.v  D.  C,  Writes  :-  Amti-Apopi-ectine  has  cured  tnc  ot 
^^lutefuiar  ifliCUiuallsUl  from  which  1  had  sutlered  a  long  time. 

Charles  \t'.  Whittiek,  of  Mt.  Veknon,  Me.,  Writes:-  ANxi-ApoPLECTiNE  has 
permanently  cured  me  of  J^our  lStouia.fli. 

Rev.  George  II.  NffWHE,  of  Canaan,  Mr.,  Writes:-  1  have  obtained  great  benefit 
-from  using  Anti-Apoplectink  for  Liver  and  Kiduey  Coiiiplaiut. 

Have  you  any  of  the  following  symptoms? 

If  so  ANTI-APOPLECTINE  will  cure  you! 

DIZZINESS  or  PRESSURE  in  HEAD,  with  PERIOD- 
ICAL HEADACHES,  SPOTS  before  the  EYES,  RINGING 
in  EARS,  PAIN  around  and  PALPITATION  of  HEART, 
-especially  if  suddenly  startled,  NUMBNESS  or  PRICKLY 
SENSATION  of  LIMBS,  PAIN  between  SHOULDERS,  in 
SIDE,  in  SMALL  of  BACK  and  HIP,  LOSS  of  APPETITE 
and  STRENGTH,  ACID  STOMACH,  DRY  COUGH, 
BELCHING  WIND,  GENERAL  DEBILITY,  Etc. 

ANTI-APOPLECTINE  is  sold  by  all  druggists  for  $i.oo 
per  bottle.  If  your  druggist  does  not  have  and  will  not  procure 
it.  You  may  order  direct  from  Dr.  F.  S.  Hutchin'SON  Co., 
Proprietors,  or  Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Company,  Lessees, 

Enosburg   Falls,   Vt.,    U.    S.    A. 

Circulars  and  Testimonials  furnished.  Correspondence  solie** 
Ited,     All  inquiries  given  prompt  attention. 


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to  thank  you   for  the  intelligence   contain 
I  have  no  doubt  now  but  that  the  afflicti 
s   ot  .Spavin.     It  is  a  relief  to   know  that 
nd  am    pleased  to  say  that  the  horse  is  no 
gge.sted,  the  enlargement  on  the  leg  disap 
Df^your     Kendall's   Spivin    Cure.      The 
sition,  I  can  readily  see  wherein  the  treat 
leg.    After  the  first  two  days  of  treatme 
he  ground,  and  got  so  in  the  habit  of  rais 
g  he,  forgetting   himself-so  to   speak- \ 
nderhim.     Everv  appearance  ot    lamenes 
vas  killed  with  little  over  half  a  bottle  of 
u  seein  to  have  an  endless  number  nf  testi 
faith  in  vour  liniment.     The  thought  of  a  S 
raid    it  would  render  mv  horse  worthless, 
0   the  superior  qualities  of  Kendall's   Sr 
that  it    has  done   what   I    thought  nomec 
easure  in  distributing  vour  testimonials  an 
borhood.     Probably  all  that   I  could  say  a 
would  not  afl^ord  you  the  satisfaction  whic 
e  referred  to  has  given  me. 

Verv  truly  yours,                F.  G.  Eikb 

)in  the  Chief  of  the   Veterinary   St 

of  the  New  York  Live  Stock  Mutual 

Benefit  Association. 

:<ewYork  City 

rty    I    assume  in  writing  to   you,    whic 
Dus    motives— I  will   explain   briefly. 
rl-    Live  Stock  Mutual   Benefit   Associc 
r  the  past  five  weeks  in   attending  my 
n  the  various   stables  a  bottle  of  your 
ivas  rather  inclined  to  condemn  it  to  the 
,  on   a   second  consideration,  I   thoug 
injustice,  so   I   refrained  and  conclud 
w  York  ability  and  caution.     /  find  it 
ai  I  have  prescribed  since  that   expert 
fiords  me  great  pleasure  to  recommend 
g  I  recommend   you  to  their  favorable 
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LETTERS  FROM  OUR  PATRONS. 


65 

Kendairs  Spavin  Cure, 
What  some  of  our  Patrons  say  of  it. 


^  Any  one  doubting  the  genuineness  of  any  of  the  following  recommenda- 
tions is  earnestly  requested  to  correspond  with  the  parties  themselves,  and 
if  a  two=-cent  stamp  is  enclosed  it  will  be  quite  sure  to  bring  a  reply. 


35  Second  St.,  JIuntington,  Ind.,  Mar.  13,  '96. 
DR.  R.J.  KEXDALL  CO. —  Will  you  please  mail  ine  a  copy  of  your  "Treatise  on  the 
Horse"?  I  have  used  your  KENDALL'S  SJ^AVJN  CURP:  a'nd  BLISTER  with  com- 
pletely satisfactory  results  on  a  fine  driving  colt  of  Dr.  G.  11.  McLins'  for  a  Curb  of  eight 
months  standing.  I  applied  your  Iilister  and  then  used  the  Spavin  Cure  according  to  dir- 
ections, and  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  the  blemish  entirely  removed.  The  horse  is  now 
completely  cured,  and  there  is  not  the  least  sign  of  a  Curb  to' be  found. 

Respectfully  yours, 

JOHN  SCHWARTZ. 

Gent,  Tex.,  Mar.  6th,  '96. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Gentlemen  :  I  write  again  to  thank  you  for  your  advice  in 
regard  to  a  treatment  for  my  mule  suffering  from  a  C«u»  Shot  Wound.  Callous  flesh 
had  formed  over  it,  but  four  bottles  of  KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE  has  effected  a  com- 
plete cure  and  removed  the  callous  enlargement  entirely.  I  cannot  thank  you  enough  for 
your  kindness.  Yours  truly, 

JOHN  W.  GAY. 

1434  Market  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Jan.  7,  '96. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Gents  :  Please  send  me  a  "Treatise  on  the  Horse  and  his 
Diseases."  1  own  a  200  acre  farm  in  Kent  Co.,  Delaware,  and  keep  from  8  to  12  head  01 
horses,  and  have  used  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  and  found  it  one  of  the  liest 
linimeuts  I  ever  used.  Yes,  I  have  even  used  it  on  my  own  fiesh  with  the  best 
results.  'Yours  truly, 

J.  H.  JONES, 

Baldwin,  Wis.,  March  16,  '96. 

DR.  B  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Gentlemen  :  T  deem  it  my  duty  to  write  you  a  few  words  in 
regard  to  my  experience  with  your  Spavin  Cure  and  also  your  Blister.  I  have  used  Ken- 
dall's Spavin  Cure  on  all  kinds  of  Spavins  on  horses,  and  I  certainly  think  it  is  far  sup- 
erior to  any  thing  on  the  market  to  cure  Spavins  or  any  other  Lameness,  peculiar  to  horses. 
I  have  cured  two  Spavins  on  a  horse  in  Canada,  with  tlie  use  of  a  one  dollar  bottle  oi 
Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  and  took  two  Ringbones  oft  another  horse  in  three  weeks  with 
the  combination  of  Kendall's  Blister  and  Spavin  Cure.  I  obtained  satisfactory  results  by 
using  according  to  directions  on  the  bottle,  and  on  the  blister  box.  I  have  also  cured  and 
taken  off  two  very  large  Blood  Spavins  from  a  horse  in  this  neighborhood  in  less  than 
three  weeks,  and  I  find  that  both  your  Spavin  Cure  and  Blister  are  all  that  you  recommend 
them  to  be  and  more.  People  who  want  to  remove  a  great  big  old  ringbone,  or  old  spavm 
from  a  horse  in  a  few  days,  are  sure  to  fail  and  condemn  the  Spavin  Cure  or  Blister,  as  it 
must  be  used  according  to  directions,  and  if  any  one  wants  to  use  a  bottle  of  Spavin  Cure 
in  two  or  three  applications,  they  may  need  a  good  many  bottles  of  Spavin  Cure  to  remove 
a  spavin.  It  only  requires  enough  to  soak  the  spavin,  and  it  wants  to  be  rubbed  hard  with 
the  hand  until  the  spavin  gets  hot,  and  the  more  rubbing  the  better.  I  have  also  used  your 
Spavin  Cure  successfully  in  a  great  many  other  cases  too  numerous  to  mention. 

You  are  at  liberty  to  use  this  letter  for  publication  it  j'ou  wish,  and  tell  one  and  all  thai  I 
am  the  last  man  to  recommend  any  fake  medicine,  of  which  the  market  is  full.  Now,  in 
hopes  that  this  letter  will  be  for  the  g'ood  of  many  horse  owners,  as  well  as  for  the  benefit 
oi  their  horses.  '^  jlh^  "ery  rescectfully  yours. 

NEIL  J  BEATON, 


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LETTERS  FROM  OUR  PATRONS. 


THE  BEST  AND  MOST  APPROVED  METHOD  OF  CASTING  A  HORSE  FOR  OPERATION. 

Rainies,  Oregon,  Jan.  13,  1S96. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Kind  Sirs  :  Please  find  enclosed  stamp  for  which  send  me 
your  Treatise  on  Horses.     I  have  completely  cured  a  Bone  Spavin  on  my  four  year  old 
hoise,  which  was  as  large  as  a  hens  t^gg,  by  the  use  of  your  wonderful  medicine.     1  com- 
pletely removed  the  enlargement.  Yours  truly, 

C.  B.  McKEE. 


49.51  Rose  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  6,  '96. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Gentlemen  :  Enclosed  find  50  cts.  in  stamps  for  which 
please  send  me  trial  package  of  Prot.  Flint's  Renovating  Horse  Powders  at  once.  If  these 
Pdwders  do  h;i  If  what  you  claim  for  them  and  are  of  as  much  merit  as  KENDALL'S 
SPAVIN  CURE,  5'"U  sliould  h  ive  a  little  mint  among  the  rocks  and  mosses  of  the  Green 
Mountiiin  Suite.  'S  ou  can  imagine  from  this  that  I  have  used  the  Spavin  Cure,  never  for 
Spavin,  but  for  all  the  other  troubles  horse  flesh  is  heir  to,  and  in  every  instance  my  confi- 
dence in  tlie  "Cure"  has  been  enhanced.  My  stableman  is  an  old  Union  Soldier,  troubled 
with  Rlieiimatisni,  and  :i  quantity  of  the  KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE  is  used  on 
his  joints  and  ohlwounds,  giving  him  relief.  He  sees  that  our  local  Druggist  has  the 
Spavia"C'ure  on  my  bills  and  a  supply  in  stock.  Please  hurry  the  Powders,  as  I  ana  anx- 
ious to  try  their  merits  on  a  valuable  young  mare  that  is  poor  in  flesh  from  indigestion; 

Yours  truly,        H.  M.  BINGHAM. 


Florence,  N.  Y.,  Mar.  ist,  '96. 
DR  r>  T.  KEN'^ALL  CO. — Gentlemen  :  I  write  a  iew  lines  to  let  you  know  my  exper- 
ieiict  wi!h  your  KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE.  I  have  been  using  it  lor  the  past  three 
or  four  "veavs  v.  it'i  )>t-rfectiv  satisfactory  results,  never  having  failed  to  accomplish  a  cure. 
I  lrL:!tcf\  a  c.isi  <  fl>«st«-inper  successfully,  using  one  bottle  of  Spavin  Cure  and  a  pack- 
fioif  t  Trol.  Flint's  Powde'S.  The  colt  was  very  badly  swollen  under  the  jaw  so  that  I 
t'Touuht  1  e  would  die,  but  bv  treatinir  liim  as  directed  in  your  "Treatise  on  the  Horse",  I 
sncctt  (ki!  i-i  clb  cling  a  complete  cure.  I  also  used  the  Spavin  Cure  on  a  cow  that  had  a 
buiicli  at  the  j  int,  whicli  1  entirely  removed.  It  is  my  liniment  for  everything  and  I 
have  1  ecommended  it  to  all  my  neighbors.  Very  truly  yours, 

ALMENZO  PADDOCK. 


Lexington,  Texas,  Nov.  iS, '95. 
DR.P.T   KENDALL  CO —Dear  Sirs  :   I   used   one  bottle  ot  your  Kendall's   Spaviii 
Cure  iibout  two  vears  ago  on  my  horse  whic'i  h;id  been  cut  very  badly  on  barbed  wire.     It 
healed  and  cured  like  a  charm.     Il  is  the  best  medicine  for  horse  flesh  I  ever  used. 

Respectfully,        F.  A.  GARCIA. 


1-KTTERS  FROM  OUR  PATRONS. 


67 


IF  YOU  DO  NOT  WANT  TWO  FEET  IN  THE  SAME  STIRRUP  WHEN  YOU    TAKE    YOUR  MORNING 
RIDB,  DO  NOT  BUY  A  HORSK  WITH  STRING-HALT,  AS  THE  DISEASE  IS  INCURABLE. 

Loyal  Hanna,  Pa.,  Feb.  38,  1896. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  Please  send  me  that  book  entitled,  "A  Treat- 
ise on  the  Horse  and  his  Diseases"  and  also  some  of  those  receipts.  I  have  been  stable 
boss  at  Loyal  Hanna  Coal  and  Coke  Co.,  for  the  past  eight  years  and  have  used  your  lini- 
ment very  successtully,  as  I  have  taken  off  six  Spavins,  and  I  think  it  is  one  of  the  best 
cures  I  ever  have  used,  both  for  man  and  beast.  You  can  use  my  name  for  a  recom- 
mendation if  you  want  to  and  I  will  answer  any  one  who  writes  to  me. 

Yours  respectfully,        D.  S.  BATES. 


Middlefield  Centre,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  24th, '95. 
DR.  B.J.  KENDALT^  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  Allow  me  to  inform  you  that  I  am  an  old 
customer  of  your  celebrated  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure.  It  aftords  me  pleasure  to  be  able  to 
boast  to  my  neighbors  of  the  great  merits  of  your  remedy.  I  have  a  very  valuable  horse 
which  brousrht  on  a  Bone  Spavin  by  a  slip  on  the  ire.  Being  advised  by  a  Veterinary 
Surgeon  to  try  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  I  concluded  to  do  so.  After  using  two  bottles,  I 
offered  a  man  fi^o.oo  to  tell  me  wliich  leg  the  Spavin  was  on,  and  he  failed  to  find  it.  I  am 
compelled  to  inform  you,  as  I  do  my  neighbors  and  inquiring  friends,  that  Kendall's 
Spavin  Cure  is  one  of  the  best  articles  ever  prepared  as  ahorse  medicine.  I  would  like  a 
copy  of  your  "Treatise  on  the  Horse."  Hoping  to  hear  fromj'^u^at^your^arliest^conven- 
ience,  I  am.  Very  truly  yours,  .  •^-■.tx-^.t  ^  ^ttt,-  T^tr^-Kr 


EDWIN  LOUIS  RYAN. 


Fairton,  Cumberland  Co.,  N.  J.,  Jan.  ao,  1896. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Cir*! :  Enclosed  find  stamp  for  one  of  your  Doctor  books 
viz  :— Treatise  on  the  Horse.     Have   used  your  remedies  for  the  past  four  years,   with  the 
most  gratifying  results,  have  cured  several  bad  cases  of  BJood  and  Bone  SpaTins.also 
&  very  bad  Splint.     I  consider  your  remedies  unequaled  for  the  cure  of  such  cases. 

^  ^  Respectfully  yours,  W.  S.  GANDY. 


5g  LETTERS  FROM  OUR  PATROi^S. 


Oldtown,  Allegany  Co.,  Md.,  Nov.  26,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.—  Dear  Sirs:  T  have  used  your  Celebrated  Liniment 
(Kendall's  Spavin  Cure)  for  the  past  five  years  and  find  it  a  valuable  remedy  in  the  cases 
of  Callous,  iSplint,  Galls,  l^tvelliii^s,  fStraiiis  Etc.,  and  unnatural  enlargements 
of  joints  etc.,  and  as  you  offer  such  a  valuable  book  ot  instructions,  will  take  advantage  of 
the  opportunity  and  order  same  by  enclosing  stamp  as  per  advertisement.  Trusting  you  to 
send  it  at  once.  1  am  yours  very  truly, 

CHAS.  IL  TWIGG. 

Norris  City,  III.,  Nov.  23,  '95. 
DR.  R.J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs:   I  have    used    Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  with  per- 
fect succL■^-s,  I  tliink  it  is  a  fine  remedy  lor  Spavins,   Sweeney,   and   Strains  of  any 
kind.  I  wduld  like  very  mucli  to  have  your  hook  A  Treatise  on  the  Horse  and  his  Diseases. 
I  will  enclose  you  a  two  cent  stamp  to  pay  tor  mailing.  Yours  respectfuHv, 

S.  W.  POWELL. 

Little  Rock,  Ark.,  Nov.  34th,  '95. 
DR.  P.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  I  have  one  of  your  books,  entitled,  "A  Treatise 
on  t!ie  IlnVse  and  his  Diseases,"  and  have  used  tlie  receipts  in  it  with  great  success  on  a 
number  of  my  stock,  as  well  as  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure.  I  think  I  have  used  at  least  100 
bottl.s  of  KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE,  and  about  the  same  number  of  packages  ot 
PROF.  FLINT'S  CONDITION  POWDERS,  with  the  best  possible  results. 

Yours  truly,  CHAS.  OMERING. 

Orleans,  Ind.,  Dec.  6tli,  '95. 
DR.  B.  T- KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  We  have  used  your  Kendall's    Spavin   Cure  for 
a  spavin,  Iwo  bottles  completely  cured  a  very  bad  case  of  Bog  Spavin  for  us.     We   can 
heartily  recommend  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  to  any,  in  want  of  a  sure  cure.   Will  you  please 
send  me  one  of  your  books  on  the  Horse  and  his  Diseases,  by  return  mail. 

Yours  truly,  JAMES  HENDERSON. 


Hackinsack,  N.  J.,  June  4th,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  Being  a  user  of  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  for 
a  good  many  years,  find  it  a  very  good  liniment  for  man  and  beast,  also  used  your 
Blister  with  good  result.  I  always  keep  a  bottle  of  your  Spavin  Cure  in  the  stable,  it  is 
good  for  most  everything  in  the  way  of  Sores,  Bruises,  Sprains  and  Swelled  lesTS. 
Reading  the  label  on  your  bottles  about  your  Horse  Book,  I  think  one  of  them  would  be  of 
great  use  to  me,  so  I  take   pleasure  in  writing  for  one  of  them  if  you  please. 

Hoping  to  receive  said  book,  I  "remain  yours  truly, 

F.J.    WILLIAMS,  care  of  J.J.  Pelphs. 


"Interlocken"  Catonsville,  Balto.  Co.,  Md.,  Oct.  21,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.KENDALL  CO.— Gents :  I  have  used  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cuie  for 
several  complaints  namely :  Side  Bones,  Curb,  and  Corns.  I  find  it  indispensable, 
and  recommend  it  highlv.  A  bottle  can  always  be  found  in  our  stable,  we  have  not  found 
it  to  f;iil  haMugti  led  it  in  every  way,  and  I  shall  always  try  to  do  it  justice.  Would  also 
state  that  I  have  used  PROF.  FLINT'S  POWDERS,  which  are  also  all  you  claim  them  to 
be.  Should  you  wish  to  add  this  to  your  other  rocommendations  which  I  know  you  have 
many,  you  are  at  liberty  to  use  my  name.  Please  send  me  a  Treatise  on  the  Horse  and  his 
Diseases.  Yours  respectfully,        DAVID  BURCH. 


152  Walnut  St.,  Pasadena,  Cal.,  Apr.  3rd,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Gents  :  I  feel  it  my  duty  to  drop  you  a  line  and  let  you 
know  what  your  wonderful  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  has  done  for  my  horse,  by  observing 
carefully  your  directions,  I  cured  a  Bone  Spavin  in  less  than  four  weeks.  1  feel  as 
though.  I  could  not  say  enough  for  the  Spavin  Cure.  Please  find  enclosed  2  cts.  lor  the 
book  entitled,  A  Treatise  on  the  Horse  and  his  Diseases.        Yours  respectfully, 

C.  M.  GRAVEY. 


LETTERS  FROM  OUR  PATRONS, 


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Jersey  Ave.  and  14th  St.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  May  20,  '95. 
DR.  B.J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  Will  you  please  send  ine  onenfyourTreati.se  on 
the  Horse  and  his  Diseases.  I  have  a  horse  that  became  lame  a  few  weeks  a^o,  and  a 
Blood  J^pavin  has  appeared.  1  have  commenced  usino^  Spavin  Cure.  Have^'used  your 
Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  tor  fifteen  vears  with  success,  there  is  nothing  to  eouil  it  for 
BURNS,  CUTS,  NAILS  IN  HORSES  FEET,  BRUISES,  Etc.  Have  always  dreaded  a 
blood  spavin  and  do  not  know  how  this  will  turn  out.  Respectfully  yours, 

W.  K.  r'oBBINS. 

North  Creek,  Ohio,  Jan.  i6th,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO. — Gentlemen  :  Your  Spavin   Cure   was   recommended   to  me 
and  I  boug-ht  a  bottle  and  used  it.  and  cured  two  Bog  Spavins  on  one  horse  for  $1.00, 
I  wish  that  I  could  express  my  thanks  and  feeling-s  towards  you  and  your  Spavin  Cure   but 
I  will  heartily  recommend  it  to  ray  friends  and  others.        Yours  very  respectfully         ' 

MAHLEN  SCOTT. 

West  Hampden,  Me.,  Feb.  ist,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  Yours  of  some  time  ago  at  hand,  and  have  been 
waiting-  to  see  what  results  I  should  have  with  your  Blister.  I  used  it  as  directed  on  the 
label  and  followed  up  with  a  bottle  of  your  Spavin  Cure  and  it  was  the  only  bottle  I  could 
find.  Now  for  results;  my  mare  is  cured  of  her  lameness  and  the  enlargement  is 
gone,  and  as  far  as  I  can  see,  she  is  as  good  as  ever.  Every  one  around  here  said,  there 
was  no  cure  for  a  Spavin,  I  believed  there  was,  and  so  on  the  strength  of  that  faith  I  wrote 
to  you.  and  now  they  say  that  it  is  a  wonder.  I  shall  always  speak  in  the  highest  terms  of 
your  Blister  and  Spavin  Cure.    You  can  publish  this  if  you  see  fit.     Yours  truly, 

A.  D.  GRAFFAM, 
Pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church,  West  Hampden,  Maine. 
P.  S.  It  was  just  a  month  from  the  time  I  began  to  use  the  Blister  and  Spavin  Cure,  until 
I  was  using  the  mare  again,  she  was  dead  lame  when  1  began,  she  is  now  cured  and  sound. 

A.D.  G. 

Ontario,  111.,  Feb.  35th,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Gents  :  Please  send  me  one  of  your  Treatise  on  the  Horse. 
I  can  truly  recommend  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  for   I    cured   a  Curb  on   one  of  my 
horses,  and  am  now  using  the  Spavin  Cure  on  another  horse  that  has  a  Spavin,  and   it  has 
stopped  the  lameness,  but  has  not  quite  removed  the  enlargement  yet,  but  I  am  satisfied  it 
will.  Yours  truly,        J.  B.  CASSELL. 

Menomonee  Junction,  Wis.,  Jan.  5th,  '95. 
DR.  B.J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs:  Please  send  me  "Kendall's  Treatise  on  the 
Horse  and  his  Diseases."  I  purchased  a  bottle  of  your  wonderful  liniment,  to  apply  on  a 
two  year  old  colt,  which  had  a  Bone  Spavin  starting  in  the  Hock  Joint.  I  have  only 
used  one  fourth  of  the  bottle  and  the  lameness  has  all  disappeared  and  no  more  signs  of  a 
spavin.  1  will  not  fear  that  any  ot  my  horses  will  get  spavined  after  this,  when  it  is  so 
easily  cured.     Find  inclosed  stamp.  Respectfullv  yours, 

HENRY  HALOARSON. 

Owensville,  Ohio,  Dec.  31st,  '95. 

DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO. — Sirs  :  I  thought  I  would  say  a  few  words  to  you  unsolicited 
by  any  one,  as  it  is  New  Year's  Eve,  I  don't  know  any  better  way  to  use  my  time  than  to 
speak  of  your  most  valuable  medicine,  "Kendall's  Spavin  Cure"  and  what  it  has  done  forme. 

I  had  a  very  promising  young  coach  horse  four  years  old,  and  his  right  knee  began  to 
sivell  audit  soon  became  the  size  of  three  ordinary  knees.  I  tried  everything  I  ever  heard 
of,  and  every  one  I  asked ;  had  a  diflerent  remedy,  I  also  triedone  of  our  best  horse  Doctors 
in  the  County  but  he  failed,  and  the  leg  kept  swelling  all  the  time,  and  when  I  brought  him 
home  1  offered  him  to  one  of  our  neighbors  for  $60,  but  in  a  few  days  my  brother  from  Cin- 
cinnati told  me  of  your  medicine,  I  got  one  bottle  and  commenced  using  it  as  dire^ed,  and 
after  I  had  used  two  bottles  you  could  not  tell  he  had  ever  had  a  bit  of  swelleng  in  his  limb. 

Then  a  Gentleman  came  from  the  City  to  buy  a  horse,  he  looked  at  several  and  when  he 
looked  at  my  big  kneed  horse;  he  asked  my  price,  I  priced  him  at  $135,  and  he  never 
changed  words  ;  but  said  he  would  take  him.  I  have  used  your  medicine  in  several  cases 
and  1  never  found  its  equal,  as  it  made  me  $75.     I  will  never  fail  to  recommend  it. 

Yours  respectfully,        E.  G.  BOOSO. 


'/O  LETTERS  FROM  OUR  PATRONS. 


Conshohocken,  Mont.  Co.,  Pa.,  Mar.  a,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO. — Gents  :  I  write  you  in  accordiance  to  promise  made  to  one 
of  \our  Agents  who  was  advertising  this  section  of  the  Country  during  the  Fall  of  V>4. 
At'that  time  I  was  using  your  Spavin  Cure  for  the  purpose  of  curing  a  Tlioronglipiii, 
the  Agent  cheerfully  accompanied  me  to  the  stable  to  see  the  horse,  and  advised  me  to  con- 
tinue using  the  cure'as  I  was  proceeding,  and  stated  he  had  no  doubt  but  that  I  would  ac- 
complish the  desired  result.  I  cheerfully  state  that  your  Spavin  Cure  has  done  all  that  was 
desired,  having  effected  a  permant  cure.  Hereafter  I  ca.n  cheerfully  and  honestly  recom- 
mend your  Spavin  Cure  to  effect  a  cure  by  following  the  directionsgiven  c  n  the  bottle,  lor 
thoroughpin.  1  have  used  considerable  of  your  Spavin  Cure  and  through  my  recom- 
mendations and  efforts,  others  has  purchased 'the  same.        Respectfully  voirrs, 

DANIEL  A.  IIOLLANT). 


6241  S.  Morgan  St.,  Chicago,  111.,  Mar.  11,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENT) ALL  CO —Sirs  :  I  have  always  used  your  Spavin  Cure  with  the  best 
results,  I  find  it  is  the  best  cure  for  all  kinds  ot  lameness,  I  would  not  be  without   it  for 
any  money.     Inclosed  find  act.  stamp  for  one  of  vour  books  A  Treatise  on   the   Horse  and 
his  Diseases,  "  Yours  truly,        A.  BRAND. 

Caledonia,  Ont.  Canada.  Mar,  11,  '95. 
DR.  B.J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  I  have  used  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  with 
great  success,  I  find  it  is  the  best  liniment  I  have  ever  used  for  horses.  Three  years  ago  I 
removed  a  Curb  with  it,  I  will  state  another  cure  I  made  with  your  liniment.'  I  ha%-e  a 
very  good  horse  which  I  bought  five  years  ago,  two  years  ago  a 'Tumor  formed  on  his 
shoulder  about  the  center  and  it  got  to  be  about  as  large  as  a  large  hens  egg,  some  people 
advised  me  to  have  it  cut  out  but  I  did  not  like  the  idea,  I  had  a  bottle  of  your  Spavin  Cure 
in  the  house  and  I  said  to  my  friends  I  am  going  to  cure  that  tumor.  I  used  the  Spavin 
Cure,  the  horse  was  working  every  day,  I  put  a  pad  on  each  side  of  the  tumor  under  the 
collar  and  three  times  a  day  I  rubbed  the  Spavin  Cure  on  and  around  it,  and  at  the  end  of 
six  weeks  it  was  all  gone  entirely,  there  is  not  a  sign  of  it  left.  I  would  lite  to  see  this 
testimonial  published  in  the  receipt  book.    Please  send  me  one  of  vour  receipt  hooks. 

Yours  very  truly,        THOMAS  SMITH,  Jr. 


Franklin  St.,  Stoneham,  Mass.,  Mar.  25,  '95. 
DR.  B.  T.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  About  a  year  ago  I  wrote  to  you  in  regard  to  a 
Bog  Spavin  that  came  on  a  valuable  mare  of  mine.  ^S'ell  I  would  say  to  you  that  I 
purchased  one-half  doz.  bottles  of  Kendall'a  Spavin  Cure  and  one  box  of  Kendall's  Blister 
and  it  cured  the  mare,  she  has  never  gone  lame  since.  Now  I  -would  like  to  know  it  your 
Spa%in  Cure  IS  good  for  or  will  it  cure  a  Shoe  Boil  which  has  come  on  a  fine  horse  of 
mine  inside  of  two  weeks?  Kindly  write  to  me  w^hat  you  think,  and  give  directions  for  the 
treatment  of  shoe  boil.     Trusting  to  hear  from  vou,  I  am  vours  truly, 

S.J.  KILLORIX. 

146  E.  14th  St.,  New  York,  May  34,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO. — Gentlemen  :  Kindly  send  me  one  ot  your  books  on  horse 
diseases  and  also  price  list  for  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  and  Blister,  I  have  used  both  of  them 
with  very  good  effect,  with  your  Blister  I  cured  a  Splint  on  a  horse  and  used  him  three 
days  after  blistering  and  it  has  never  affected  him  since.  The  same  splint  was  treated  by  a 
Veterinary  Surgeon  by  blistering  it  and  letting  the  horse  stand  for  three  weeks  without 
effecting  a  cure.     You  can  use  this  as  reference  if  vou  3ee  fit.         Yours  respectfully, 

I.  D.  LORSCH. 


Schleisinger^iUe,  Wis.,  Feb.  24,  '96. 
DR.  B.  T-  KENDALL  CO. — Gentlemen  :  I  have  used  your   Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  on  a 
horse  affected  with    Spavin   with   perfectly  satisfactory   results,   eiitireiy   removing  the 
blemish  with  half  a  bottle  of  your  remedy.     I  am  now  recommending  your  Kendall's  Spav- 
in  Cure  to  e%-ery  body.  '  '  Very  truly  yours,  JOE  RL'DINGER. 


LETTERS  FROM  OUR  PATRONS. 


V 


A  SURE  METHOD   OF   CONVERTING   A   GOOD   HORSK   INTO   A  POOF.   ONE. 

Prof.  Flint's  Condition  Powders. 

"Watertown,  Mass. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  Enclosed  find   two   dollars   lor  which  please 
send  me  its  value  in  Pro/.  Flinl'*  Keuovatiug   Powderfe   such   as  you   sent  me 
last  July.    They  stopped  my  colts  cough  and  I  am  going  to   have   a   neighbor   try   them 
and  I  want  to  keep  some  on  hand.  Yours  truly,        A.  L.  THOMPSON. 

Gettysburg.  S.  Dak. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  Received  Prof.  Flint's  Powders  the  17th 
inst.  O.  K.,  have  used  them  but  one  week  and  can  see  a  marked  improvement  in 
three  of  my  horses,  they  are  young,  but  coat  was  rough  and  they  had  but  little  life  or 
spirit.  I  think  I  am  right  when  1  say  that  Prof.  Flint's  PoAVders*  *.-ill  do  all  and 
more  than  you  claim  for  them.  If  I  own  stock  a  year  hence  you  can  look  for  an  order  of 
some  importance  from  me.     You  may  publish  this  if  vou  desire. 

Respectfully  yours,        E.  G.  RENDERNECK. 


Moorefield,  Ind. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  Please  send  me  two  lbs.  Prof.  Flint's  Con- 
DiTioN  Powders  b\  return  mail.  I  had  a  lar^e  sorrel  horse  that  had  a  cougil  for  eigh- 
teen month's  left  him  by  the  distemper,  I  thought  he  would  have  the  Liiug:  Fev*^r, 
but  one  pound  of  Flint's-  Condition  Powders  cured  him.  Flint  is  a  hard  substance;  but 
Flint's  beats  them  all*  If  you  want  my  name  as  a  witness  put  it  down,  and  a  thous- 
and times  welcome.  Yours,        CHAS.  W.  SMITH. 

140  N.  7th  St.,  Allentown,  Pa.  . 
DR.  B.  T-  KENDALL  CO.— Gentlemen  .You  will  please  send  us  by  mail  five  Packages 
ot  Prof.  Flint's  Renovating  Powders.  We  had  a  horse  that  had'  Heaves  and  was 
broken  down  so  that  we  offered  him  ai  $90.  and  a  few  weeks  after  giving  him  your  Reno- 
vating Powders  the  horse  was  restored  to  perfect  liealth,  a^-d  have  refused  $125.  for  him 
since,  and  would  not  take  $150.  for  him  to-dav.  We  want  these  five  packases  f i  r  another 
man  to  whom  we  have  recommended  them,  and  who  has  a  horse  similar  to  whnt  ouis  has 
been.     Send  them  at  once  and  oblige.  Yours  respectfully,        BUTZ  &  CO, 


73 


WHAT  IS  (JOOP   FOR   MAN   IS   GOOP  FOR  BEAST, 


It  has  long  been  the  opinion  of  eminent  scientists,  who  have  made  the'realm  of  nature 
the  study  of  a  lifetime,  that  the  horse  is  our  noblest  domestic  animal,  perfect  in  structure, 
t)eautiful  in  appearance,  and  exhibiting  a  large  amount  of  intelligence,  and  whose  phys- 
ical nature  closely  resembles  that  of  the  human  family,  thus  showing  that  the  causes 
and  effects  of  diseases  may  be  quite  similar  to  diseases  in  the  human  subject;  therefore 
we  would  naturally  infer  that  any  remedy  which  is  good  for  either  man  or  beast  would  be 
equally  as  good  for  one  as  the  other  under  similar  circumstances. 

Knowing  this  to  be  the  case,  and  after  hearing  repeatedly  from  parties  who  had  used 
"  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  "  with  the  most  gratifying  results,  for  lameness  or  deep-seated 
pains  on  their  own  persons,  we  began  to  use  it  ourselves  on  human  flesh,  and  after  using 
it  for  the  past  two  years  or  more  for  bruises,  cuts,  corns,  frost-bites,  burns,  sprains, 
rheumatism  or  any  lameness,  and  using  on  children  from  one  or  two  years  of  age  to 
men  of  mature  years  without  ever  seeing  the  slightest  injury  from  using  it  full  strength^ 
but  seeing  always  the  most  marked  and  beneficial  results,  we  now  recommend  it,  with  the 
most  perfect  confidence,  as  the  best  liniment  ever  placed  before  the  public  for  any  lame- 
ness or  deep-seated  pain  in  man.  Especially  would  we  recommend  it  for  bad  cases  of 
long  standing.  We  care  not  if  every  other  known  remedy  has  been  tried  and  failed  to 
benefit  in  the  least;  for  in  every  case  of  this  kind  where  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  has  been 
(to  otir  knowledge)  applied  two  or  three  times  a  day,  for  two  or  three  weeks,  a  cure 
has  been  the  result. 

It  does  not  take  immediate  effect,  and  sometimes  there  will  be  scarcely  any  perceptible 
effect  for  one  or  two  weeks ;  but  while  it  may  be  slow  in  its  effects  in  these  cases,  it 
always  proves  to  be  sure  to  cure  if  followed  up  according  to  directions. 

In  using  it  for  any  difficulty  of  long  standing,  it  should  be  applied  for  a  long  time,  as 
such  difficulties  can  not  be  removed  in  a  short  time.  It  can  be  applied  with  a  feather, 
with  a  small  swab,  or  with  the  hand,  and  by  applying  two  or  three  times  a  day  for  sev- 
eral days,  it  will  usually  cause  the  skin  to  be  a  little  sore  on  man,  and  we  recommend 
that  for  all  long  standing  difficulties  it  be  applied  after  it  becomes  some  sore  just  the 
same  as  before,  until  the  disease  is  removed.  Only  a  little  is  necessary  at  each  applica- 
tion. 

Read  testimonials  on  next  page  showing  its  wonderful  effects  on  human  flesh. 


WHAT  IS  GOOD  FOR  MAN  IS  GOOD  FOR  BEAST.  73 

KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE. 

READ  BELOW  OP  ITS  WONDERFUL  EFFECTS 
AS  A  LINIMENT  FOR  THE  HUMAN  FAMILY. 

Volin,  S.  D.,  Feb.  lo,  '96. 
DR.  B.  T.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  Please  send  me  your  book   A  Treatise  on   the 
Horse  and  his  Diseases.     I  have  used  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  in  a  bad  case  of  Rheu* 
mfttisni)  I  have  had  no  trouble  with  it  since,  I  find  it  an  excellent  remedy. 

Yours  truly,         J.K.JENSEN. 

Uhrichsville,  Ohio,  Feb.  lath,  '96. 
DR.  B  J.KENDALL  CO.— Gentlemen  :  Enclosed  herewith,  please  find  stamps  for 
which  send  me  a  copy  of  your  "Treatise  on  the  Horse."  A  year  ago  last  Fall  I  was 
suffering  very  severely  from  a  bad  Bunion.  Your  KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE  was 
recommended  to  me  as  a  satisfactory  remedy.  Within  three  months  after  commencing-  the 
use  of  your  Spavin  Cure,  the  Bunion  disappeared  entirely.  The  cure  was  worth  $100.00  to 
me ;  indeed,  I  should  not  want  it  back  again  for  this  money  or  any  other  price,  as  it  was  so 
troublesome.  A  friend  of  mine  has  also  treated  a  Bunion  with  yo'ur  8pavin  Cure  success- 
fully. I  am  not  without  it  in  my  house  continuely.  I  am'  also  treating  a  mare  for 
Sweeney  with  the  SPAVIN  CURE,  and  with  very  satisfactory  improvement  thus  far. 
I  am  running  a  Passenger  Engine  between  Denison  and  Columbus,  Ohio,  on  the  Pan 
Handle  Railroad.  You  are  at  liberty  to  use  this  testimonial  as  you  may  think  best. 

Very  respectfully  yours,        I.  S.  BELL. 

Salamanca,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  5th,  '95. 
DR.  B.J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs:  Please  send  me  one  of  your  Treatise  on  the 
Horse,  enclosed  find  stamp.  I  cannot  recommend  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  too  highly, 
not  only  for  horse  but  for  man.  I  have  cured  my  knee  that  has  been  lame  and  painful  for 
years,  caused  by  a  cut  and  loss  of  joint- water.  Also  have  cured  a  Cnrb-spavin 
on  my  six  year  old  mare  that  has  been  very  lame  for  months.         Yours  truly, 

JAMES  "D.FRANK. 

Seymour,  Champaign  Co.,  111..  Oct.  8,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs;  I  have  used  one  bottle  of  your  Kendall's  Spavin 
Cure  for  human  flesh,  and  find  it  to   be  the  best  liniment   I    ever   used,   it  cured   me  of 
Rbenmatism  that  I  had  so  bad  I  could  not  walk,    I  can  highly  recommend  it. 
Enclosed  please  find  two  cents,  for  the  book  entitled.  The  Doctor  at  Home. 

Yours  truly,         MRS.  ELOISE  KISSACK. 


Fremont,  Neb.,  July  21,  '95. 
DR.  B.  J  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs  :  I  take  pleasure  in  telling  you  what  your   medi- 
cine has  done  for  me.     I  had  the  Erysipelas   so  bad  that   I   liad  to    lay   in   bed   for   two 
months.     I  commenced  using  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  and  now  I  am  almost  cured. 
I  have  used  four,  one  dollar  bottles,  my  age  is  61  vears.         Yours  respectfullv, 

MRS.  ANNA  MANSER. 


Lake  Creek,  Bissell  P.  O.,  Stevens  Co.,  Wash.  Feb.  17,  '95. 
DR.  B.J  KENDALL  CO. — Dear  Sirs;  Iii),ving  tried  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  on  one  of 
ray  horses  with  a  swollen  neck,  and  on  one  that  was  badly  cut  up  by  wire,  on  the  leg;  in 
both  cases  it  effected  a  complete  eure.  1  also  tried  it  on  'my  child's  leg  that  was  very 
badly  burned  and  surrounded  with  proud  flesh ,  it  cut  away  all  the  )iroud  flesh  and  healed 
up  the  burn  as  quick  and  as  well  as  the  best  Doctor  in  Amerira  could  do  it.  I  am  using 
another  bottle  of  it  on  a  burn  on  another  child  and  it  is  doin  /  the  same  good  work  it  did 
last  year.  X  can  strongly  recommend  it  to  the  suffering  for  its  valuable  healing  powers. 
'  Respectfully  yours,     DAVID  MOORE. 


74  WHAT   IS    GOOD   FOR   MAN    IS   GOOD    FOR   BEAST, 

KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE. 

The  wonderful  success  which  has  been  achieved  with  this  remedy  has  encouraged  the 
proprietors  to  refine  it  expressly  for  the  human  Hesh. 

No  remedy  has  ever  met  with  such  unqualified  success  on  all  animals,  which  ba.s  led 
many  hundreds  to  test  its  virtues  on  their  own  flesh.  Thousands  have  found  it  to  le  pufli- 
ciently  strong  to  penetrate  and  to  have  real  virtue  to  cure  the  worst  cases  of  rhenmatipin, 
neuralgia,  corns,  bunions,  warts,  fiost-bites,  felons,  chilblains,  burn?,  or  any  pain,  hruis", 
^cut  or  lameness  which  are  not  affected  in  the  least  by  ordinary  liniments.  If  doea  not 
%lister,  but  on  the  contrary  removes  soreness.  For  horses  and  other  animals  we  teconi- 
mend  our  patrons  to  use  that  put  up  in  light  wrappers,  retail  price  $1.  For  m.in,  use 
that  put  up  in  red  wrappers,  retail  price  50  cents.  If  desired,  that  put  up  for  horses  can 
be  used  on  human  flesh  with  perfect  safety. 

Directions.  Keep  the  bottle  ivell  corked.  Do  not  apply  near  the  fire  or  any  flame. 
For  rheumatism  or  neuralgia  apply  to  the  affected  part  three  or  four  times  a  dny,  and  ])ro- 
tect  the  part  from  the  cold.  Continue  its  use  for  several  days,  or  weeks  if  necessary,  unil 
considerable  irritation  of  the  skin  is  produced,  and  in  bad  cases  of  long  standing.  C(m- 
tinue  to  apply  it  for  several  days  after  the  skin  becomes  irritated  sufficiently  to  cause  con- 
siderable smarting  at  each  application. 

For  sprains,  swellings,  burns,  bruises,  frost-bites,  chilblains,  corns,  fdons,  hnnionn^ 
backache,  headache,  toothache,  sore  throat,  or  for  any  soreness  of  the  c  e>it.  qui  «y, 
lameness  or  pain  caused  by  any  mishap,  we  recommend  to  apply  t'lis  liniment  to  the 
affected  part  two  or  three  times  a  dav,  or  oftener  if  necessary. 

That  put  up  for  borses  cao  l)e  used  on  bumaii  flesh,  if  desired,  with  perfect  safety. 


Tehama,  Kan.,  Feb.  4th,  *9j. 
DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  CO.— Gents :  In  the  year  1883  if  I  forget  not  I  wrote  you  a  letter 
in  regard  to  an  enlargement  on  my  riglit  ankle*  I  had  been  sick  for  nearly  three 
years  with  various  trouoles,  such  as  dropsy,  enlargement  of  the  liver  Etc.,  and  as  this  gave 
away,  my  ankle-bone  began  to  enlarge  until  it  was  as  large  again  as  it  should  have  been, 
was  very  sore  to  the  touch,  also  made  my  ankle  very  weak.  I  doctored  with  two  good 
physicians  for  a  year  or  more  but  got  no  better,  this  was  before  I  wrote  to  you,  your 
answer  to  my  letter  has  been  misplaced,  but  I  remember  you  said;  if  it  was  an  ankle  of 
yours,  you  would  not  hesitate  to  use  the  Spavin  Cure,  this  was  what  I  enquired  after.  I 
thought  it  surely  would  do  the  work,  and  after  getting  your  letter,  went  to  the  Drug  Store 
and  purchased  one  bottle  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  Refined  for  human  flesh,  I  think  this 
was  all  I  used.  My  ankle  commenced  getting  better,  soreness  left  it,  put  on  my  boots  as 
before,  (this  I  had  not  done  for  three  years.)  Since  that  time  I  have  worked  in  a  store  for 
nearly  seven  years,  I  am  now  on  my  farm  and  am  doing  work  cammon  to  farmers,  and  my 
ankle  does  not  bother  me  in  the  least,  seems  as  strong  as  the  other,  this  I  claim  for  the 
Spavin  Cure.    1  felt  it  my  duty  to  report  to  you  but  h  ave  not  done  so  until  now. 

Yours  respectfully,    JESSIE  B.  HOBSON. 

Poplar  Mount,  Va.,  Jan.  31st,  '95. 
DR.  B.J.  KENDALL  CO.— Gentlemen:  I  am  delighted  to  add  my  testimony  to  the 
many  you  are  continually  receiving,  demonstrating  the  magical  effect  of  your  Spavin 
Cure.  I  used  your  valuable  medicine  on  my  young  mare,  which  had  a  severely  sprained 
ankle.  Before  using  your  Medicine  she  could  scarcely  touch  that  foot  to  the  ground; 
the  leg  was  swollen  terribly  and  she  became  lame  and  dull.  With  the  useof  the  first  bottle 
new  life  seemed  to  have  been  infused  in  her,  and  now  the  enlargement  has  almost  disap- 
peared. It  is  a  good  remedy  for  itch,  and  sore  tliroat.  I  pronounce  it  a  perfect  God- 
send. Very  respectfully,        W.  EVERETTE  KNOX. 

Bunker  Hill,  Mich.,  July  19th,  '94. 
DR.  B.J.  KENDALL  CO.— Dear  Sirs :  By  request  of  our  merchant.   J.  S.  Sweezey,  I 
cheerfully  give  you  this  statement.    Two  years  ago,  while  picking  cherries  I  fell  from    the 
top  of  a  six  foot  ladder  and  fractured,  my  knee  the  cords   contracted  and  my  knee  en- 
larged to  double  its  natural  size.     I  employed  a  good  Surgion  and  after  a  few  weeks  he 
ave  it  vp  and  said,  my  limb  would  never  beany  better.  I  was  d  scouraged.  Our  merchant, 
S.  Sweezey,  persuaded  me  to  try  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure.     I  did  so  and   after  using  one 
ottle,  I  can  say  m.y  limb  is  as  well  to  day  as  ever.      Many  thanks  to  the   Spavin   Cure  and 
the  friend  that  advised  me  to  use  it.  Yours  truly,    MRS.  IIATTIE  L.  BAILEY. 


AGENTS. 


76 


Wholesale  Dealers  in  Kendalls  Spavin  Cure. 


We  give  below  a  list  of  Dur  wholesale  customers.  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  is  now  sold 
by  all  retail  drug^gists  throughout  the  Uuited  States.  If  your  druggist  does  not  keep  it, 
and  will  not  get  itfor  you,  send  direct  to  Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Co.,  Enosburgh  Falls,  Vt.,  and 
they  will  send  on  receipt  of  price  ($i  per  bottle  or  six  for  $5)  to  any  address  by  mail. 


State. 

Name. 

Address.          State.                Name.               j       Address. 

Ala. 

Cawthon  &  Coleman, 

Selma.. 

Ind. 

Daniel  Stewart, 

Indianapolis. 

Dent&  Harvey, 

Montgomery. 

" 

A.  Kiefer  &  Co., 

<• 

Ark. 

C.J.  Lincoln, 

Little  Rock. 

>< 

Lemcke  &  Co., 

Evansville. 

Cal. 

Redington  &  Co., 

San  Francisco. 

" 

Haas,  Run-e  &  Co., 

" 

Langley  &  Michaels, 
T.J.  Mack  &  Co., 
J.  R.  Gates  &  Co,, 
Joseph  Hahn  &  Co., 

i< 

<< 

E.  H.  Bindley  &  Co., 

Terre  Haute, 

« 

«' 

•' 

Cook,  Bell  &  Lowry, 

11 

<< 

i< 

•' 

D.  Hilt, 

La  Fayette. 

(< 

Sacramento. 

(t 

A.  G.  Luken  &  Co., 

Richmond, 

«( 

Kirk,  Geary  &  Co., 

(1 

la. 

Hurlbut,  Hess  &  Co., 

Des  Moines, 

«« 

Nanscawen  &  Co., 

Visalia. 

" 

Reynolds  &  Churchill 
C.  P.  Squires  &Co., 

Burlington. 

«< 

Hellman,Haas&Co., 

Los  Angeles. 

'< 

<i 

Col. 

Kostitch  &  Fowler, 

Leadville. 

t( 

Olney&McDaid, 

Clinton. 

<< 

J.J.Riethmann&Co., 
M.  L.  Cox  &  Co., 

Denver. 

" 

Wilkinson  &  Co., 

Keokuk. 

<( 

»• 

<i 

S.J.  Peterson, 

Mc  Gregor. 
Sioux  City 

(( 

W.  A.  Hover  &  Co., 

«« 

<< 

F.  Hansen, 

Conn. 

Chas.  W.  Whittlesey 

„ 

Hornick  Drug  Co., 

11 

&  Co,., 

New  Haven, 

„ 

Blake,  Bruce  &  Co., 

Ottumwa. 

(« 

Chas.  S.  Leete  &  Co., 

11 

,, 

Harle,  Haas  &  Co., 

Council  Bluffs. 

II 

Wells  &  Calhoun, 

n 

W.  H.  Torbert, 

Dubuque. 

<i 

E.  Hewitt  &  Co., 

«« 

'^ 

Cheney  &  Oleson, 
Geo.  A.  Eddy, 

Fort  Dodge. 

•t 

T.  Sisson  &  Co., 

Hartford. 

Kan. 

Leavenworth, 

(< 

Smith,  Bourn  &  Co., 

<< 

Mc  Pike  &  Fox, 

Atchison. 

«i 

Talcott,  Frisbie&Co. 

«« 

Ky. 

R.  A.  Robinson  &  Co. 

Louisville. 

ii 

Williams  &  Carleton, 

«« 

Arthur  Peter  &  Co., 

II 

<4 

Lee  &  Osgood, 
Norwich  Belt  M'f'g. 
Co., 

Norwich. 

<i 

J.  B.  Wilder  &  Co., 
Finlay  &  Brunswig, 
L  L.  Lyons  &  Co., 

«• 

«< 

,, 

La. 

New  Orleans, 

Dak. 

Raboteau  &  Co., 

Fargo. 

Me. 

E.L.  Stanwood&Co. 

Portland. 

Del. 

N.  B.  Danforth, 

Wilmington. 

<« 

Cook,  Everett  &  Pen- 

D.C. 
<< 

Stott,  Cromwell  &  Co. 
Tscheflfely  &  Evans, 

Washington. 

,4 

nell, 
H.  H.  Ricker  &  Co., 

II 

Ga. 

Lamar,  Rankin  &  La- 

<< 

J.  W.  Perkins  &Co., 

11 

mar, 

Atlanta. 

" 

C.  Sweet  &  Bro.„ 

Bang^or. 

II 

Lamar,  Rankin  &  La- 

Md. 

W.  H.  Brown  i&Bro., 

Baltimore. 

mar, 

Macon. 

Gilpin,    Langdon    & 

It 

Brannon  &  Carson, 

Columbus. 

Co., 

*« 

11 

Lippman  Brothers, 

Savannah. 

«« 

Vogeler,  Son  &  Co., 

11 

111. 

Peter  Van  Schaack  & 

« 

J.  H.  Winkelmann  & 

Sons, 

Chicago. 

Co., 

II 

<< 

Fuller  &  Fuller  Co., 

"if 

«' 

Gilbert  Bros.  &  Co., 

*♦ 

i« 

Morrisson,    Plummer 

«« 

Jas.  Bailey  &  Son, 
Muth  Bros.  &  Co., 

II 

&Co., 

«< 

'< 

•* 

II 

John  A.  King  &  Co., 
Lord,  Owen  &  Co., 

(< 

<i 

J.  J.Thomsen, 
Englar,  Kite  &  Co., 

'• 

II 

" 

'< 

11 

II 

Humiston,  Keeling  & 

" 

Stevens    &    Harman- 

Co., 

i< 

son, 

II 

♦« 

Robert    Stevenson   & 

" 

Boykin,  Carmer  &  Co 

" 

Co., 

«' 

Mass 

Weeks  &  Potter, 

Boston. 

•  « 

Sommer,  Lynds  &  Co. 

Quincy. 

'< 

Paige  &  Coffin, 

•« 

II 

Wm.  W.  Marmon, 

BloomingJ:on. 

" 

Rust  Bros.  &  Bird, 

i« 

II 

Colburn,  Birks  &  Co., 

Peoria. 

«' 

Oilman  Bros  , 

II 

II 

Singer  &  Wheeler, 

i< 

Cutler  Bros.  &  Co., 

" 

Ind. 

S.  F.  Porter, 

Peru. 

'< 

Doolittle  &  Smith, 

if 

Meyer  Brothers  &  Co. 

Fort  Wayne. 

" 

Hill  &  Langtry, 

<* 

76 


AGEIP'S. 


State 

Name. 

Address. 

State 

Name. 

Address. 

Mass. 

Carter,  Carter  &  Kil- 

N.Y. 

Moore  &  Hubbard, 

Syracuse. 

bam, 

Boston. 

C.  W.  Snow  &  Co. 

« 

Geo.  C.  Goodwin  &  Co 

<< 

'< 

Kenyon,  Potter  &  Co. 

« 

" 

Thos.  Hollis, 

<« 

<< 

L.  Burton  &  Co. 

Troy. 

«• 

H.  W.  Peabody  &  Co. 

" 

«« 

J.  L.  Thompson,  Sons 

♦' 

G.  N.  Newhall  &  Co. 

Worcester. 

&Co. 

II 

<i 

Burlingame  &  Darbys 

North  Adams. 

« 

Robinson,  Church    & 

«« 

C.  P.  Alden, 

Springfield. 

Co. 

11 

Mich. 

J.  E.  Davis  &  Co. 

T.    H.    Hinchman    & 

Detroit. 

<( 

J.  K.  Post  &  Co. 
C.  F.  Paine  &  Co. 

Rochester. 

Son^, 

»• 

'« 

E.  H.  Davis  &  Co. 

i«          , 

41 

Far  rand,  Williams  & 

" 

Jno.  H.  Sheehan&Co. 

Utica. 

Co. 

(1 

'« 

Comstock  Bros. 

<( 

" 

J.  J.  Dodds  &  Co. 

«« 

" 

F.  T.  Ray, 

« 

<l 

L.  S.  Coraan, 

Bay  City. 

" 

A.  Corbiu,  Son  &  Co. 

Bingbamton. 

«• 

Peck  Bros. 

Grand  Rapids. 

" 

Gerity  Bros. 

Elmlra. 

<i 

Hazeltine    &   Perkins 

'< 

H.  E.  CougLr  &  Co. 

Watertowa. 

Drug  Co. 

<• 

't 

Isaac  Corbin  &  Co. 

Ellenville. 

Minn. 

Moore,  Piper  &  Co. 

Mankato. 

'• 

Van  Dusen  Bros. 

Rondout. 

»« 

Ryan  Drug  Co. 

St.  Paul. 

N.-J. 

Chas.  B.  Smith.       - 

Newark. 

<r 

Noyes  Eros.  &  Cutler, 

•'      lA.  F.  Fellows. 

Newton. 

It 

Lyraan-Eliel  Drug  Co. 

Minneapolis. 

Ohio 

Hale,  Justis  &  Co. 

Cincinnati. 

Mo. 

Richardson  Drug  Co. 

St.  Louis. 

<( 

F.  Vogler  &  (Ju. 

«« 

«< 

Geo.  K.  Hopkins  &  Co 

♦« 

" 

Lloyd  Bros. 

11 

«« 

Collins  Bros.  DruyCa. 

«» 

u 

C.  P.  Calveri  &  Co. 

•I 

<i 

Meyer  Bros.  &  Co. 

«' 

'« 

O.  Rauchfu8^  &  Co. 

<« 

it 

C.  D.  Smith  Drug  Co. 

St.  Joseph. 

»« 

C.  F.  Potts  &  c:o. 

u 

*• 

Van      Natta      Lynds 

«« 

J.  D.  Park  &  Sons, 

<l 

Drug  Co. 

•« 

'« 

West  &  Truax, 

Toledo. 

«• 

Woodward,  Faxon  & 

'« 

Walding,    Kinnan    &^    . 

Co. 

Kansas  City. 

Marvin,                                    " 

«• 

Meyer  Bros.  Drug  Co. 

" 

'« 

B;iiley  Bros.  &  Co.        Zanesville. 
Kauffman,  Lattimer  & 

Neb. 

Goodman  Drug  Co. 

Omaha. 

«' 

Richardson  Drug  Co. 

Co.                               Columbus. 

I' 

Blake,  Bruce  &  Co. 

" 

" 

On,  Brown  &  Price, 

" 

«' 

H.  T.  Clarke  Drug  Co. 

Lincoln. 

'« 

J.  F.  Davis, 

Portsmouth. 

N.H. 

Cavanaugh    Bros.     & 

" 

Strong,  Cobb  &  Co. 

Cleveland. 

Hill, 

Manchester. 

" 

Benton,  Meyers  &  Co. 

«< 

«< 

C.  H.  Martin  &  Co. 

Concord. 

" 

Cleveland  D'rug  Co. 

" 

N.Y. 

C.  M.Moseman&Bro. 

New  York  City. 

«« 

Ball,  Wartield  &  Co. 

Ironton. 

McKesson  &  Kobbins, 

«« 

Or'gn 

Sneil,       Heitshu       & 

•' 

Fraser  &  Lee, 

«' 

Woodard, 

Portland. 

•  ' 

R.  W.Robinson  &  Son 

•« 

'« 

L.  Blumauer  &  Co. 

«' 

•  ' 

Tarrant  &  Co. 

•' 

" 

Snipes  &  Kinersley. 

The  Dalles. 

" 

D.  M.  Stiger  &  Co. 

•« 

" 

Foshay  &  Mason, 

Albany. 

«« 

Hall  &  Ruckel, 

" 

" 

J.  Frizzle, 

Arlington. 

« 

Van  Diizer  &  Co. 

•< 

Penn. 

Smith,  Kline  &  Co. 

Philadelphia. 

«' 

Lehn  .Hi  Unk, 

'< 

" 

Barker,  Moore  &Mein 

" 

i« 

W.   H.   Schieffelin   & 

" 

Robert   Shoemaker  & 

Co. 

Co. 

II 

({ 

Bruen  Bros.  &  Ritch- 
ey, 

Orlando  H.  Jadwin, 

" 

H.  K.  Warapole, 

Johustou,  HoUoway  & 
Co. 

^, 

•« 

Lazell,  Dalley  &  Co. 

,, 

" 

Beale  &  Lambert, 

« 

«' 

R.  S.  Laquecr  ^:  Co. 

«• 

" 

Roller  &;  bliueinaker. 

" 

«« 

Jno.  H.  Francis, 

'• 

»• 

Bullock  &  Crenshaw, 

<i 

<< 

Henry  Klien  &  Co. 

" 

" 

Aschenbach  &  Miller, 

« 

«< 

C.  N.  Crittenton, 

" 

" 

French,  Richards  &  Co 

♦• 

«t 

Eiiner  &  Amend, 

'« 

•  ' 

D.  S.  Wiltberger. 

« 

'« 

3.  H.  Fonda  &  Co. 

Albany. 

" 

Ron)inei,  Rabe  &  Co. 

« 

" 

A.  McClure  &  Co. 

" 

"      \\l.  R.  ^^emple  &  fcfon, 

Easton. 

«« 

PKJwell  &  Plimuton, 
The  Moore  &  Htibbard 

Buffalo. 

"       J.  ■i\  Brady, 

Honesdale. 

*« 

"       L.  H.  Harris  Drug  Co. 

Pittsburg. 

Drug  Co. 

" 

"        A.  C.  Henderson, 

" 

« 

W.  Laverack  &  Co. 

" 

"       (ieo.  A.  Kelly  &Co. 

«• 

Wm.  Coulson, 

<• 

•i 

Moyer  Bros, 

Bloomsburg. 

A^tms, 


17 


State 

Name. 

Address. 

State 

Name. 

Address. 

Penn. 

Matthews  Bros. 

Scran ton. 

Texas 

Behrens  &  Castles, 

Waco. 

" 

D.  W.  Gross  &  Son, 

Harrisburg. 

'* 

H.    W.    Williams    & 

(( 

Wm.  Smith  &  Co. 

York. 

Co. 

Fort  Worth. 

<« 

Dale,  Hart  8t  Co. 

'« 

" 

Meyer  Bros.  &  Co. 

Dallas. 

" 

E.  Holden  &  Co- 

Alleghany. 

Vt. 

Wells    &    Richardson 

<< 

N.  F.  Ames, 

Corry. 

Drug  Co. 

Burlington. 

R.I. 

D.  W.  Packard, 

Providen«e. 

«< 

Higgins,     Greene     & 

Geo.  L.  Claflin  &  Co. 

«' 

Hyde, 

Rutland. 

<( 

Wra.  B.  Blanding, 

" 

Va. 

Powers,  Taylor  &  Co. 

Richmond. 

<( 

Chambers,    Calder   & 
Co. 

„ 

" 

Owens  &  Minor  Drug 
Co. 

„ 

S.C. 

Dowie  &  Moise, 

Charleston. 

«' 

Walke  &  Williams, 

Norfolk. 

" 

Dr.  H.  Baer, 

" 

W.Va 

Logan  &  Co. 

Wheeling. 

Tenn. 

Berry,  Demoville&  Co 
S.  Mansfield  &  Co. 

Nashville. 

" 

Richardson,  Goodwin 
&Co. 

<( 

Spurlock,  Page  &  Co. 

" 

" 

J.  N.  Murdock, 

Parkersburg. 

«• 

Pendleton  Drug  Co. 

<« 

Wis. 

Greene  &  Button  Co. 

Milwaukee. 

<( 

G.  W.  Jones  &  Co. 

Memphis. 

The  F.  Dohmen  Co. 

<« 

« 

W.N.Wilkerson&Co 
Sanford,    Chamberlin 

" 

" 

The  Chas.  Baunibach 
Co. 

,( 

'« 

&  Alters, 

Knoxville. 

<«  ^ 

H.  Bosworth  &  Son, 

<( 

Texas 

J.  W.  Crowdus  Drug 

»« 

Drake  Bros, 

" 

Co. 

Dallas. 

<< 

Jas.  McCord, 

La  Crosse. 

Thompson  Drug  Co. 

Galveston. 

" 

Robinson  &  Phipps. 

Green  Bay. 

IMPORTANT  TO  MERCHANTS  AND  HORSEMEN. 

We  would  like  a  good  agent  to  sell  our  "  Treatise  en  the  Horse  "  and  "  Doctor  at  Home," 
in  every  town  in  the  United  States.  Apply  to  Dr.  B.  J.Kendall  Co.,  Enosburgh  Falls,  Vt., 
for  terms.  We  hope  that  none  but  reliable  and  responsible  persons  will  make  applications 
for  the  agency.    We  recommend  all  to  send  their  orders  to  the  nearest  wholesale  agent. 

In  sending  orders  direct  to  us  it  is  best  usually  to  send  P.  O.  Money  Order,  Postal  Note, 
or  Registered  Letter  for  the  amount  wanted,  with  full  shipping  directions,  and  the  order  will 
receive  prompt  attention.  By  so  doing  you  will  save  time  and  expense.  To  all  who  would 
investigate  to  know  if  we  are  responsible  for  any  money  which  might  be  sent  to  us,  we 
would  refer  to  the  following  well-known  firma :  — 


Wells,  Richardson  &  Co.,  Burlington,  Vt. 

Geo.  C.  Goodwin  &  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Charles  Pfizer  &  Co.,  New  York  City. 

Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111. 

Or  to  any  of  the  clergymen  or  oflicera  in  this  town.  ) 


78  MEDICINES  USED  FOE  THE  HOESE. 

A  PEW  OF  THE 

MEDICi:srES    USED    FOE    THE    HOESE. 


We  once  heard  it  remarked  by  an  eminent  professor  of  Materia 
Medica,  that,  if  he  was  compelled  to  combat  with  disease  with 
either  opium  alone  or  all  of  the  remaining  drugs  in  use  without 
the  opium,  he  would  cho#se  the  opium  alone. 

Another  professor  has  said,  ' '  Give  me  mercury,  iodine, 
quinine  and  the  lancet,  and  I  will  combat  with  disease. "  While  I  do  not 
altogether  endorse  the  views  of  either  of  tiiese  distinguished  professors, 
either  in  the  number  or  selection  of  medicines  they  would  choose  first  in 
preference  to  all  others,  I  w^ould  say,  give  me,  as  my  first  choice,  aconite 
and  iron,  in  connection  with  the  opium,  and  a  few  others,  and  I  should  feel 
that  I  was  fitted  out  with  the  most  important  drugs  for  the  successful  treat- 
ment of  the  diseases  of  the  horse. 

We  will  give  something  of  a  history  of  the  more  important  drugs  used 
for  the  treatment  of  the  diseases  of  the  horse,  with  their  effects  and  uses. 

Acids. — These  nearly  all  have  a  sour  taste,  and  are  derived  from  the 
vegetable,  mineral  and  animal  kingdoms.  The  number  of  acids  used  in 
medicines  is  small;  among  the  most  important  of  these  are  acetic  acid, 
muriatic  acid,  nitric  acid,  sulphuric  acid,  tannic  acid,  gallic  acid,  carbolic 
acid,  arsenious  acid,  phosphoric  acid  and  tartaric  acid. 

Acetic  Acid. — When  diluted  with  seven  parts  of  water,  it  is  about  the 
strength  of  ordinary  vinegar.  It  is  produced  from  the  purification  of  pyro- 
ligneous  acid. 

Use. — It  is  used  by  some,  with  good  results,  for  sprains  and  bruises,  and 
for  the  destruction  of  the  poison  of  insects,  by  adding  to  six  ounces  of  the 
acid  one-fourth  ounce  tincture  of  opium  and  two  ounces  of  camphor. 

Muriatic  Acid. — This  acid  is  obtained  by  the  action  of  sulphuric  acid 
on  common  salt.  When  pure  it  is  a  transparent,  colorless  liquid,  but  the 
commercial  acid  has  a  yellowish  color. 

Muriatic  acid  is  a  good  tonic  in  debilitating  diseases  of  the  horse,  and  is 
refrigerant  and  antiseptic. 

Dose. — Half  to  one  fluid  drachm  may  be  given,  largely  diluted  with  cold 
water,  and  repeated  two  to  four  times  a  day. 

Externally^  it  may  be  used  for  sores  in  the  feet,  by  pouring  a  few  drops 
into  the  sores  or  nail  holes.     Eight  or  ten  drops  may  be  advantageously 


MEDICINES    USED    FOR    THE    HORSE.  79 

used  for  poll-evil  or  quittor  by  being  poured  directly  into  the  fistulous 
opening. 

It  may  be  used  for  various  affections  of  the  skin,  by  diluting  with  glyc- 
erine, and  washing  off  in  a  short  time  if  used  strong. 


Carbolic  Acid. — This  important  medicine  is  obtained  from  coal  tar 
oil.     Its  smell  resembles  that  of  creosote. 

Cses.— It  is  used  for  various  purposes,  such  as  a  disinfectant  in  stables 
where  animals  have  distempers,  fevers,  etc.,  by  washing  the  stalls,  floors 
and  ceilings  with  water  which  contains  a  small  quantity  of  the  acid;  also 
used,  with  gratifymg  results,  for  unhealthy  wounds  and  sores,  by  applying 
a  solution  of  the  following  strength:  Carbolic  acid,  one  ounce;  fresh  soft 
water,  six  pints;  this  prevents  putrefaction,  and  will  cause  the  wound  to  be 
more  healthy  and  to  heal  sooner.  Carbolic  acid  is  also  used  for  destroying 
wood  ticks,  lice  and  all  kinds  of  parasites,  and  is  quite  effective  in  preventing 
the  bot  fly  from  depositing  her  eggs  when  those  parts  which  are  commonly 
chosen  by  the  bot  fly  are  washed  with  a  solution  double  the  strength  given 
above. 

Nitric  Acid,  (called,  also,  Aqua  Fortis).— This  is  also  a  valuable  tonic, 
when  properly  given.  It  is  extremely  sour  and  corrosive,  and  should  be 
guarded  by  the  same  caution  as  in  giving  the  sulphuric  acid. 

Lose.— It  may  be  given  in  doses  of  five  to  twenty- five  drops,  largely 
diluted  with  water. 

Sulphuric  Acid,  (called,  also,  Oil  of  Vitriol). — This  acid  is  obtained  by 
burning  sulphur,  mixed  with  one-eighth  of  its  weight  of  nitre,  over  a 
stratum  of  water  contained  in  a  chamber  lined  with  sheet-lead. 

Uses. — Many  consider  this  acid  to  be  preferable  to  any  other  of  the  acids 
for  internal  use,  in  debility  of  the  digestive  organs,  for  general  weakness, 
and  as  a  refrigerant. 

Externally,  it  is  used  similarly  to  muriatic  acid.  When  it  is  desired  to 
use  it  as  a  caustic  it  should  be  mixed  with  dry  powdered  white  vitriol,  suffi- 
cient to  make  it  of  a  pasty  consistence,  so  it  can  be  confined  to  the  location 
which  it  is  desired  to  cauterize. 


80  MEDICINES   USED   FOR   THE   HORSE. 

This  acid,  as  well  as  nitric  or  muriatic  acid,  is  a  powerful  irritating 
poison  when  given  into  the  stomach  undiluted ;  and  persons  should  bear  in 
mind,  -when  these  acids  are  given,  that  they  should  be  largely  diluted  with 
water  and  thoroughly  mixed  before  administering. 

A  dose  of  sulphuric  acid  is  about  ten  to  forty  drops,  largely  diluted 
with  water. 

Tannic  Acid,  (called,  also,  Tannin).— This  is  produced  from  nutgalls, 
oak  bark,  etc.  It  is  uncrj^stallizable,  white,  or  slightly  yellowish,  with  a 
strongl}^  astringent  taste,  inodorous,  soluble  in  water,  but  not  very  soluble 
in  alcohol  or  ether,  and  insoluble  in  most  oils. 

Tannic  acid  precipitates  solutions  of  starch,  albumen  and  gluten,  and 
forms,  with  gelatine,  an  insoluble  compound,  which  is  the  basis  of  leather. 

Uses. — It  is  valuable,  mixed  with  water,  as  a  wash  for  running  sores  and 
ulcers,  and  is  also  excellent  for  diarrhoea,  and  may  be  given  for  any  disease 
where  this  class  of  medicines  is  indicated.  It  will,  in  many  cases  of  bleed- 
ing sores,  stop  the  bleeding  if  applied  locally.  It  is  sometimes  used  as  an 
eye-wash,  with  excellent  success,  by  applying  a  solution  of  the  following 
strength:  tannic  acid,  one-fourth  ounce;  cold  water,  one  quart.  As  it  is 
harmless  and  safe  to  use,  we  would  recommend  it  as  an  eye-wash. 

Dose.—Yov  diarrhoea,  the  dose  should  be  from  one-half  to  one  drachm. 

Aconite.  (Wolfsbane — Monkshood). — An  active  poison,  which  grows 
abundantly  in  the  forests  of  Germany,  France  and  Switzerland.  It  is  also 
cultivated  in  the  gardens  of  Europe,  and  has  been  introduced  into  this 
country  as  an  ornamental  flower.  All  parts  are  poison.  The  leaves  and 
roots  are  used.  A  tincture  made  from  the  root  is  much  more  active  than 
from  the  leaves. 

Tincture  of  Aconite  Root. — This  is  one  of  the  most  powerful  and  suc- 
cessful sedatives  which  is  in  use.  It  is  one  of  the  best  medicines  we  have 
for  the  successful  treatment  of  several  of  the  diseases  of  the  horse,  when 
properly  used,  and  has,  to  a  certant  extent,  done  away  with  bleeding  and 
physicking,  the  former  of  which  has  been,  m  the  past,  so  indiscriminately 
and  dangerously  used.  It  is  not  only  sedative,  but  it  is  an  anodyne, 
diaphoretic  and  antiphlogistic.  It  controls  fever,  reduces  inflammation  and 
allays  pain.  In  fact,  we  have  no  drug  which  will  so  well  control  the  circu- 
lation and  action  of  the  heart  as  aconite. 

Medical  Uses. — The  effects  of  remedial  doses  are  felt  in  twenty  or 
thirty  minutes,  and  are  at  their  height  in  an  hour  or  two,  and  continue, 
with  little  abatement,  from  three  to  five  hours.  We  have  no  single  drug 
which  is  used  with  such  gratifying  results  in  many  cases,  such  as  lung 
fever,  or,  in  fact,  inflammation  of  any  part  of  the  body,  colic  from  eating 
green  food,  and  founder. 


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iJorse  and  Cattle  Renovating  Pov/dcrs.     We  can  buy  drugs  as  cheaply  as  any 
:?r  firm  in  the  United  vStatcs,    and  the  only  difference  there  possibly  can  be 
cost  between  Prof  Flint's  Powders  and  thecheap  Condition  Powders,  with 
Ich  the  market  is  flooded  at  the  present  time,  is  in  the  quality  of  the  drugs 
d.     We  can   nnake  jr  cheap  a  "Condition    powder  as  any   party,    but  it  can 
y  be  done   as    they  do  it,   adulterate  every  ingredient   used.     This  we  will 
•  do.     We   believe    the  wisdom    of  the  course   we  are  pursuing  in  keeping 
n  the  market  au  absolutely  pure  Condition  powder  which  can  be  relied  ufon 
to  do  all  that  is  claimed  for  ///will  in  time  be  acknowledged.     No  preparation 
made  can  be  adulterated   so  easily,  and  counterfeit  the   genuine   so  closely  as 
I  Condition  powder.*..      "The  proof  of  the  pudding  is  in  the  eating"  "and  we  un- 
hesitatingly place  Prof.  Flint's   Horse  and  Cattle  Renovating  Powders,  before 
the  American  people,  and  unqualifiedly  claim  for  them  an  absolutely  pure  Con- 
dition powder  which  lias  no  equal  as  a  Blood  Purifier  also  for  the   following; 
ailments : 

COUGHS, 


PINK-EYE, 


HEAVES, 


HIDE-BOUND, 


ROUGH  COAT, 


EPIZOOTIC  &C.,  &C. 


AS  A  BLOOD  PURIFIER  :— These  powders  to  our  knov/ledge  have  ne  equal 
for  any  disease  or  bad  condition  caused  by  impure  blood.  Every  man  knows 
or  should  know,  that  thousands  of  horses  are  sick  or  in  bad  condition  simply 
because  their  blood  is  impure,  which  is  caused  by  the  horse  being  kept  in  the 
barn  where  the  atmosphere  is  foul,  or  being  improperly  fed.  We  have  no- 
hesitancy  in  saying  that  Prof.  Flint's  Renovating  Powders  is  the  very  best 
remedy  hnoivn  for  any  ill  condition  or  sickness  causedby  impure  blood,  which 
shows  itself  by  the  horse  looking  poor,  being  dull,  coat  being  rough  and  not 
looking  thrifty,  hide  bound,  legs  swelling,  etc.  We  never  knew  it  to  fail  in 
any  case  of  ill  condition  as  discribed  above.  After  one  or  two  pounds  have 
been  given  to  a  horse  according  to  directions,  he  will  fat  up  in  a  very  short 
time,  and  act  entirely  different,  really  making  him  a  new  horse. 
FOR  COUGHS  : — We  have  ever  found  it  a  perfect  cure  for  every  kind  of 
cough,  whether  of  short  duration  or  of  long  stajnding;  if  given  until  one  to 
three  pounds  have  been  used  for  cases  of  long  standing. 

EPIZOOTIC: — This  disease  prevails  at  times  to  an  alarming  extent,  and  as 
we  have  tested  the  virtues  of  these  powders  in  hundreds  of  cases  of  epizootic, 
we  know  that  no  remedy  can  be  more  valuable,  we  never  have  known  it  to 
fail  of  curing  this  disease  in  a  few  days,  and  no  cas^e  that  we  ever  treated  with 
them  v^'as  afflicted  with  the  bad  after  effects  which  usually  follow  those  treated 
with  ordinary  remedies,  or  left  to  themselves  without  treatment. 
PINK-EYE; — This  diseas:e  which  is  similar  in  its  nature  to  epizootic,  in  the 
extent  to  which  it  prevails  at  times,  is  best  treated  with  these  powders. 
HEAVES: — Many  parties  who  have  used  Prof.  Flint's  Renovating  Powders, 
for  heaves,  say  that  they  will  do  all  that  is  claimed  for  them. 

We  can  send  these   powders    by  mail,  fostage  fre^aid^  for  50  cents  for  a 
large  package  weighing  about  one  pound,  or  five  packages  for  $2.25. 


Single  Pound  Packages,  50  Cts,  FiveI  Pouhd  Packages,  $2,25. 

If  your  local  Druggist  or  Dealer  does  not  keep  thero,  address  orders  to 

DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  COMPANY, 

MANUFACTURERS, 

Enosburg-    Falls,  Vt.,  U.  S.  A. 


MEDICINES   USED   FOR  THE   HOBSS.  81 

Caution. — In  overdoses  tliis  valuable  drug  is  an  active  poison,  therefore 
we  would  caution  all  w^bo  use  it  about  giving  too  large  quantities,  as  pros- 
truiion  and  perbaps  deatb  would  be  the  result.  Never  give  more  than  five 
or  bix  doses,  if  iweniy-five  drops  are  given  at  each  dose,  nor  more  than 
seven  or  eight,  if  twenty  drops  are  given  at  each  dose.  The  dose  may  vary 
from  ten  to  forty-five  drops,  but  for  most  purposes  should  be  about  twenty- 
five  drops. 

Aloes  are  of  several  varieties — Cape,  Barbadoes  and  Socotrine — and  it  is 
the  condensed  juice  of  the  leaves  of  a  plant.  Given  by  some  as  a  purgative 
or  cathartic  for  horses ;  others  consider  it  bad  practice  to  use  it  much.  A 
dose  should,  for  ordinary  purposes,  be  from  one-half  to  one  ounce.  It  is 
generally  best  to  combine  with  it  fenugreek,  ginger  or  c  ella. 

Antimony  exists  in  its  natural  state  in  France  and  Germany,  The  prep- 
arations of  antimony  which  are  used  for  the  horse  most,  are,  1st,  Sulphuret 
of  antiinony,  also  commonly  called  hlack  antiinony.  This  is  by  many  con- 
sidered a  remarkable  remedy  for  the  horse,  for  many  purposes,  but  espe- 
cially to  make  the  horse  sMne,  and  to  have  the  appearance  of  being  quite  fat. 
2d.  Tartrate  of  antimony  and  prAafsa,  commonly  called  tartar  emetic,  has 
been  in  great  repute  in  the  treatment  of  diseases  of  the  chest;  but  is  now 
considered  of  but  little  value  in  these  diseases. 

Anise  Seed  are  obtained  from  the  anise  plant,  which  is  a  native  of 
Eg5T)t,  but  has  been  introduced  into  the  south  of  Europe  and  is  cultivated  in 
various  parts  of  that  country,  and  is  cultivated  occasionally  in  the  gardens 
of  this  country. 

Uses. — It  is  a  grateful,  aromatic  carminative;  and  is  supposed  to  have 
the  property  of  increasing  the  secretion  of  milk.  It  is  used  for  flatulent 
colic,  indigestion,  loss  of  appetite,  etc.  It  is  an  excellent  remedy  when 
combined  with  oilier  medicines,  for  various  kinds  of  condition  powders. 

X'ose.— ®ne-half  to  two  ounces,  which  may  be  repeated  three  times  a  day. 

Aqua  Ammonia,  (called,  also.  Hartshorn). — This  medicine  is  very  valu- 
able both  for  internal  and  external  use.  It  is  a  diffusible  stimulant,  anti- 
spasmodic and  antacid.  It  is  used  externally  with  olive  oil,  and  in  various 
mixtures  as  a  counter-irritant.  Used  as  an  antidote  for  bites  of  poisonous 
serpents.  Given  with  good  results  for  flatulent  colic  in  doses  of  two  to  three 
drachms ;  given  with  milk  as  directed  below  for  carbonate  of  ammonia. 

Carbonate  of  Ammonia. — This  is  a  very  valuable  medicine  for  debil- 
ity and  prostration  from  lung  fever,  bronchitis,  influenza,  or  any  disease 
causing  great  weakness.  Its  effects  are  similar  to  those  of  aqua  ammonia 
given  above. 

Dose.  —One  to  three  drachms,  which  may  be  repeated  three  times  a  day, 
and  should  be  given  in  milk  or  cold  gruel,  which  will  protect  the  mucous 
laemferitses  of  tfe©  throat  aad  stomaok 


82  MEDICINES    USED    FOR    THE    IIORSE. 

Aksenic. — This  is  an  active  poison  in  large  doses,  but  when  given  in 
proper  doses  is  an  excellent  tonic,  improving  the  general  condition  of  the 
horse.  It  should  be  given  in  a  large  bulk  of  cut  feed,  so  as  to  protect  the 
stomach.  From  two  to  five  grains  may  be  given  in  the  twentj^-four  hours, 
and  it  should  be  continued  for  about  two  weeks,  when  the  medicine  should 
be  stopped  for  one  or  two  weeks,  and  then  it  may  be  given  again  as  before. 
Some  consider  it  a  sure  cure  for  the  heave: 

AsAFCETiDA. — A  gum  rcsiu  obtained  from  a  plant  of  Persia  by  making 
incisions  into  the  living  root,  collecting  the  juice  which  exudes,  and  drying 
it  in  the  sun.     It  has  a  peculiar  odor,  similar  to  that  of  onions. 

Uses. — It  is  antispasmodic,  expectorant,  and  a  moderate  stimulant  and 
laxative.  It  is  given  as  a  vermifuge  and  for  loss  of  appetite,  also  used  for 
heaves,  in  connection  with  camphor.     (See  Treatment  of  Heaves.) 

Dose. — One  to  three  drachms,  and,  if  the  stimulant  effect  is  M^anted,  give 
from  one  to  two  ounces  of  the  tincture. 

Blue  Yitkiol. — This  is  an  excellent  medicine,  when  given  internally, 
as  a  tonic,  to  build  up  the  sj'stem.  Given  for  glanders,  farcy  and  various 
other  diseases  requiring  tonic  and  alterative  medicine,  and  should  be  com- 
bined with  ginger,  fenugreek  or  gentian.  Externally,  blue  vitriol  is  used, 
with  good  results,  as  a  caustic  for  proud  flesh,  by  touching  the  parts  with  a 
piece  of  the  crystal.  It  is  also  excellent  for  many  wounds  which  have  no 
proud  flesh,  by  applying  it  in  solution,  six  to  twelve  grains  to  each  ounce 
of  soft  water. 

Dose. — It  may  be  given  in  doses  of  from  one-half  to  one  drachm,  twice 
a  day. 

Camphor. — A  peculiar  concrete  substance  derived  from  a  plant  in 
China  and  Japan.  It  is  recommended  for  nervous  excitement  and  for' 
heaves,  and  is  used  in  man}-  cough-  mixtures.  It  is  a  favorite  household 
remedy,  and  used  externally  to  a  large  extent. 

Dose. — Camphor  may  be  given  in  doses  vaiying  from  one-half  to  two 
drachms.  Camphor  gum  one  ounce,  and  sweet  oil  eight  ounces,  mixed, 
make  a  very  good  external  remedy  for  various  purposes. 

Ca^'THARIdes.  (Spanish  Flies.) — This  remedy  is  produced  by  collecting 
the  beetles  commonly  called  Spanish  Flies.  These  insects  are  of  a  beautiful, 
shining,  golden  green  color,  and  usuallj^  make  their  appearance  upon  the 
trees  of  Spain,  Italy  and  the  south  of  France  in  the  months  of  May  and 
June,  when  they  are  collected  by  placing  linen  cloths  under  the  trees  on 
which  they  have  lodged 'through  the  night,  and  shaking  the  tree  early  in 
the  morning,  while  they  are  torpid  from  the  cold  of  the  night,  and  conse- 
quently let  go  their  hold  easily.  They  are  then  deprived  of  life  b}^  the 
vapor  from  boiling  vinegar,  and  dried  in  the  sun  or  in  rooms  heated  by 
stoves. 


MEDICINES    USED    FOR   THE    HORSE.  *         83 

Uses. — Internally,  cantharides  are  a  powerful  stimulant,  with  a  peculiar 
direction  to  the  urinary  organs,  and  in  moderate  doses  it  sometimes  acts  as 
a  diuretic.  Used  with  good  results  'for  glanders  and  farcy.  The  principal 
use  of  the  cantharides  is  as  a  blister,  by  mixing  it  with  lard. 

Dose. — Spanish  flies  may  be  given  in  doses  varying  from  three  to  seven 
grains,  but  given  only  once  a  day. 

Castor  Oil. — This  is  the  expressed  oil  of  the  seeds  of  the  castor  oil 
plant,  which  is  now  cultivated  largely  in  this  country  throughout  many  of 
the  Southern  and  Western  States. 

Use. — This  oil  is  very  useful  and  safe  for  common  use  in  the  human 
family;  but  it  is  considered  unfit  for  the  horse,  as  it  sometimes  causes  in- 
flammation of  the  coats  of  the  bowels  without  relief  from  the  purging.  Raw 
linseed  oil  is  considered  as  safe  and  efficient  for  the  horse  as  castor  oil  is 
for  man.     (See  Linseed  Oil ) 

Dose. — When  it  is  thought  best  to  give  castor  oil,  or  in  the  absence  of 
the  raw  linseed  oil,  it  may  be  given  in  doses  varjing  from  three-fourths  of 
a  pint  to  one  and  one-fourth  pints. 

Catechu. — An  extract  prepared  from  the  wood  of  Acacia  Catechu,  and 
found  most  abundant  in  the  East  Indies.  It  is  a  small  tree,  seldom  growing 
more  than  twelve  feet  in  height,  with  the  trunk  about  one  foot  in  diameter. 

Use. — An  astringent  which  vvill  bind  the  bowels  in  diarrhoea,  and  is  com- 
bined, with  good  results,  with  opium  and  prepared  chalk,  for  diarrhoea. 

Dose. — One  to  three  drachms. 

Prepared  Chalk,  (Creta  Prseparata.)— This  is  the  only  form  in  which 
chalk  is  used  in  m.edicine,  and  is  an  excelleni:  antacid;  is  one  of  the  best 
antidotes  for  oxalic  acid.  It  is  'used,  with  good  results,  for  acidity  of  the 
stomach,  and  for  diarrhcea,  etc. 

Dose. — One  to  two  ounces. 

Chamomile  Flowers,— This  is  a  native  of  Europe,  and  grows  wild  in 
all  the  temperate  parts  of  that  continent,  and  is  also  largely  cultivated. 

Use. — A  very  mild  tonic,  and  quite  useful  when  combined  with  other 
medicines  of  this  class. 

Dose. — It  may  be  given  in  doses  varying  from  one-half  ounce  to  two 
ounces. 

Charcoal. — This  may  be  given,  with  good  results,  powdered,  for 
chronic  diarrhoea,  dysentery  and  debilitated  stomach. 

Dose. — Half  an  ounce  to  one  ounce,  and  it  may  be  given  suspended  in 
gruel.  It  may  be  used,  with  good  results,  externally,  when  applied  to  badly 
smelling  wounds. 

Chloride  of  Lime. — This  compound  was  originally  prepared  for  a 
bleaching  agent  nearly  a  century  ago,  and  has  since  been  found  to  have 
valuable  properties  as  a  disinfectant.    It  is  a  dry,  or  but  slightly  moist, 


^4  MEDICINES   USED   FOR  THE   HORSE. 

grayish-white,  pulverulent  substance,  with  an  odor  similar  to  that  of 
chlorine. 

Uses. — Chloride  of  lime  is  a  disinfectant,  and,  from  its  deodorizing  and 
antiseptic  properties,  makes  an  excellent  stimulant  to  unhealthy  ulcers, 
applied  in  solution ;  also,  for  cutaiieous  eruptions,  etc.  Its  principal  use  is 
as  a  disinfectant  in  stables  occupied  by  glandered  and  other  sickly  horses, 
and  it  may  be  sprinkled  on  the  floor  every  morning,  or  may  be  suspended 
in  the  stable  in  a  box  which  has  several  holes  cut  into  it. 

Dose. — When  it  is  thought  best  to  give  it  internally,  one  to  three  drachms 
may  be  given  at  a  dose,  in  water. 

Chloroform  is  a  colorless,  volatile  liquid,  having  a  bland,  ethereal 
odor  and  a  sweetish  taste. 

Uses. — It  is  an  excellent  stimulant  for  horses,  when  having  a  chill  from 
cold,  or  in  congestion,  and  is  sometimes  given  to  quiet  pain  in  colic  and 
other  painful  diseases.  It  is  used  mostly  in  liniments  and  sometimes  for  inha- 
lation. One  ounce  of  chloroform  and  three  ounces  of  olive  oil,  well  mixed, 
make  an  excellent  liniment  for  external  use.  When  chloroform  is  given  to 
the  horse  by  inhalation  he  should  be  well  secured,  so  as  to  prevent  his  doing 
any  damage,  as  it  sometimes  makes  him  perfectly  wild  and  uncontrollable. 
When  any  operation  of  any  considerable  extent  is  to  be  performed  it  is  best 
to  tie  the  horse  down,  and  then  administer  the  chloroform  by  pouring  about 
an  ounce  of  it  on  to  a  sponge,  holding  the  sponge  to  one  nostril,  and  cover- 
ing the  nose  loosely  with  a  large  towel ;  but  care  should  be  taken  to  allow  the 
horse  pure  air,  also,  to  breathe  with  the  fumes  of  the  chloroform.  Usually 
two  to  four  ounces  is  sufficient  to  produce  its  effects  when  inhaled. 

Dose. — One  to  two  drachms,  well  diluted  with  weak  spirits. 

Croton  Oil. — This  is  a  very  powerful  cathartic,  and  dangerous,  if 
improperly  used,  but,  as  a  "last  resort,"  oftentimes  works  very  well. 

Dose  is  usually  from  ten  to  fifteen  drops. 

Elecampane. — This  is  one  of  the  best  medicines  in  use  for  lung  affec- 
tions, and  should  enter  largely  into  all  mixtures  for  this  class  of  diseases. 
It  is  also  an  agreeable  aromatic,  and  should  form  a  part  of  all  condition 
powders.     , 

Epsom  Salts.  (Sulphate  of  Magnesia.) — This  medicine,  so  well  known 
in  every  household,  is  used  with  good  results  as  a  febrifuge,  and  is  often 
given  as  a  purgative.  It  is  not  only  cheap,  but  is  very  good  for  several 
diseases,  and  forms  a  part  of  various  condition  powders. 

Dose. — One-fourth  to  one-half  pound,  dissolved  in  as  large  a  quantity  of 
cold  water  as  can  be  given  the  horse  conveniently,  with  one  ounce  of  ginger; 
also,  allowing  the  horse  to  drink,  if  he  will,  after  the  salts  have  been  given, 
for  the  reason  that  they  will  be  much  more  efficient  if  largely  diluted. 


MEDICINES   USED    FOR   THE   HORSE.  *  85 

Ergot. — This  is  produced  from  diseased  rye,  and  is  of  great  value  in  the 
foaling  season,  as  it  is  the  most  effectual  remedy  known  for  increasing  the 
action  of  the  uterus,  when  there  is  not  sufficient  contraction.  Great  care 
should  be  taken  when  it  is  given  that  nothing  prevents  delivery,  except 
deficient  action  of  the  uterus.  It  should  not  be  used  by  the  non-professional, 
as  they  would  be  more  likely  to  do  harm  than  good  with  it;  in  fact,  the 
cases  demanding  its  use  are  'oery  rare,  but,  as  we  said  before,  where  its  use 
is  really  called  for,  nothing  else  will  act  as  well. 

Dose. — Of  the  powder,  one-eighth  to  one-half  ounce;  of  the  tincture,  one 
to  two  fluid  ounces  may  be  given. 

Ether.  (Sulphuric  Ether.) — This  is  a  very  valuable  remedy,  and  is  used 
with  excellent  results  for  colic,  and  for  various  purposes  is  a  good  anti- 
spasmodic.    Given  with  tincture  of  opium,  it  works  admirably  for  colic. 

Dose.— One  to  two  fluid  ounces. 

EuPHORBiUM. — This  is  the  concrete,  resinous  juice  of  a  plant  growing 
in  Africa  and  in  some  other  parts  of  the  world. 

Use. — Owing  to  the  severity  of  its  action  its  internal  use  has  been  entirely 
abandoned,  and  it  is  now  used  only  externally,  and  it  is  so  severe  that  it  is 
but  very  little  used  even  in  that  way. 

Male  Fern. — The  root  of  a  plant  growing  in  South  Africa.  It  is  said 
to  be  very  valuable  for  ridding  animals  of  worms. 

Dose. — It  may  be  given  to  the  horse  in  doses  of  one-half  to  one  pound  of 
the  powdered  root,  and  may  be  followed  with  a  purgative  the  next  day. 

Fenugreek. — An  annual  plant,  growing  spontaneously  in  Southern 
Europe.  It  has  a  peculiar  odor,  which  is  quite  agreeable.  The  seeds, 
ground,  is  the  portion  used,  and  they  enter  largely  into  nearly  all  the  condi- 
tion powders  which  are  put  up  and  sold  through  the  country. 

Dose. — One-fourth  to  one  ounce. 

Nut  Gall. — A  morbid  excrescence  upon  the  oak  tree,  resulting  from 
holes  being  made  in  the  bark  by  an  insect. 

Uses.— It  is  a  powerful  astringent,  and  is  used  to  bind  the  bowels  when 
affected  with  diarrhoea  or  dysentery;  used,  also,  for  applying  to  the  greasy 
heels  of  horses. 

Dose. — One  to  three  drachms. 

Gentian. — A  valuable  tonic.  It  excites  the  appetite,  invigorates  diges- 
tion, moderately  increases  the  temperature  of  the  body  and  the  force  of  the 
circulation,  and  may  be  combined  with  iron  for  debility;  it  is  used,  in 
connection  with  other  drugs,  for  various  purposes,  aad  forms  an  impoi'tant 
part  of  various  condition  powders. 

Dose. — One-half  to  two  drachms,  repeated  two  or  three  times  a  day. 


86  '  MEDICINES   USED   FOR   THE   HORSE. 

GnvGEii. — There  are  several  varieties,  of  which  the  Jamaica  or  white 
ginger  is  the  best,  but  all  are  used,  with  good  results,  for  colic,  loss  of  appe- 
tite, etc. ,  and  should  enter  into  every  dose  of  purgative  medicine. 

Dose. — From  one  to  four  drachms. 

Glycerine. — This  is  the  sweet  principle  of  fats  or  oils,  and  was  discov- 
ered nearly  a  century  ago,  when  it  was  called  the  sweet  principle  of  oils.  It 
is  a  fluid  which  scarcely  ever  dries  up,  and  is  a  thick,  syrupy  substance,  resem- 
bling castor  oil  in  its  looks,  but  without  smell,  and  very  sweet  to  the  taste. 

Cses. — It  is  an  excellent  application  to  many  sores,  and  is  used  with  very 
gratifying  results  for  scratches  or  sore  heels;  also,  for  skin  diseases,  when  a 
softening  and  soothing  application  is  required.  When  a  little  is  added  to 
poultices,  it  has  the  effect  to  keep  them  soft  and  moist  for  a  long  time.  It 
is  soluble  in  water. 

iRON.^This  is  one  of  the  most  valuable  medicines  in  use  for  many  cases 
of  debility,  as  it  supplies  the  red  corpuscles  of  the  blood,  which  are  gener- 
ally deficient  in  a  debilitated  animal.  Various  preparations  of  iron  are  in 
use,  of  which  the  following  are  the  most  commonly  used; 

Copperas.  (Sulphate  of  Iron.)— This  is  one  of  the  cheapest,  and,  for  many 
purposes,  the  best.  It  is  tonic  and  astringent,  and  is  used,  with  good  results, 
for  weakness,  bad  condition,  swelling  of  the  legs,  body,  sheath,  etc. 

7)cs<3. —One-half  to  one  and  a  half  drachms,  and  it  should  be  combined 
with  the  same  quantity  of  gentian  or  ginger,  and  given  in  the  feed,  or  as  a 
drench  with  cold  water. 

Muriated  'liiicture  of  Iron. — This  is  an  excellent  preparation  of  iron, 
and  may  be  given  in  doses  varying  from  one-fourth  to  one  ounce.  Although 
several  other  preparations  of  iron  are  in  use,  the  two  given  above  are  all 
that  are  ordinarily  required. 

Juniper  Berries.— The  best  juniper  berries  come  from  the  south  of 
Europe,  and  are  about  the  size  of  a  pea,  and  more  or  less  shriveled.  They 
are  produced  from  a  small  evergreen  shrub,  which  sometimes  grows  twelve 
or  fifteen  feet  high.  It  is  used  for  loss  of  appetite,  to  stimulate  the  stomach 
and  kidneys  to  action,  and  during  convalescence  from  disease. 

Dose.  — One  to  two  ounces. 

Kmo.— This  is  the  inspissated  juice  of  several  plants  which  grow  in 
Africa,  Last  and  West  Indies,  South  America,  etc.  It  is  a  powerful  astrin- 
gent, and  is  used  in  diarrhoea  as  a  substitute  for  catechu,  which  is  not  quite 
as  powerful. 

Dose.  —One  to  five  drachms. 

Raw  Linseed  Oil.— This  is,  perhaps,  the  safest  and  best  purgative  in 
common  use,  and  should  be  given  by  nou  professional  persons  in  preference 
to  any  other  medicine.     Never  give  boiled  oil. 

Vose,—Ouii  to  two  pints,  as  a  purgative. 


MEDICINES   USED   FOR   THE   HORSE.  87 

Liquorice  Root.  —This  is  the  root  of  a  small  plant,  growing  four  o? 
five  feet  in  height,  and  which  is  cultivated  in  England,  the  north  of  France, 
and  Germany.     It  has  an  agreeable,  sweetish  taste. 

Uses,  —It  is  an  excellent  demulcent,  and  well  adapted  to  cases  of  irrita- 
tion of  the  mucous  membranes  of  the  lungs,  bowels  and  urinary  organs. 
It  forms  an  important  part  of  condition  powders,  and  especially  when 
given  for  coughs. 

Dose. — From  one-half  to  one  ounce. 

Mercurial  Ointment.— This  is  used  mostly  for  skin  disease'J,  such  as 
mange.  But  we  prefer,  for  this  disease,  the  treatment  which  v.x.  '^^'.ve 
already  given  in  another  place.  Mercurial  ointment  is  sometimes  used  with 
good  results  to  rid  animals  of  lice,  by  boring  a  small  hole  where  the  animal 
is  liable  to  rub  its  neck,  and  tilling  it  with  mercurial  ointment. 

Nitre.  (Saltpetre.)— This  medicine  has  long  been  used  as  a  febrifuge 
and  as  a  diuretic,  and  is  still  held  in  high  esteem  by  many,  but  there  are 
other  drugs  which  -are  better  adapted  to  the  treatment  of  the  various 
diseases  for  which  it  has  long  been  used. 

Use.— As  a  febrifuge  in  fevers  and  inflammations,  and  for  kidney  com- 
plaints; it  is  also  used,  by  many,  in  condition  powders,  for  scratches  and 
various  disorders  of  the  blood. 

Dose. — One  and  one-half  to  three  drachms. 

Nux  Vomica. — This  is  an  active  poison  in  large  doses,  but  if  given  in 
proper  quantities  it  is  an  excellent  tonic  and  nervine  for  the  horse  when 
suffering  from  depression,  dyspepsia,  etc. 

Use. — In  paralysis  and  also  in  "glass  eye"  depending  upon  a  want  of 
nervous  energy  in  the  optic  nerve  of  the  horse. 

Dose.— The  tincture  is  generally  used,  of  which  one  to  three  drachms 
may  be  given  two  or  three  times  a  day. 

Oil  op  Tar.— This  is  procured  by  the  distillation  of  tar,  and  is  an 
excellent  remedy  for  any  cough,  heaves,  etc.  (See  Treatment  of  Heaves.) 
It  is  also  an  excellent  application  externally,  when  mixed  with  equal  parts 
of  castor  oil  or  sweet  oil,  to  promote  the  growth  of  the  hoof  of  the  horse. 
This  mixture  makes  an  excellent  hoof  ointment.  To  diirkcn  the  color, 
lamp-black  may  be  mixed  in  sufficient  quantity  to  suit  the  color  of  the  foot. 

Dose. — Oil  of  tar  may  be  given  internally  in  doses  of  from  one-half 
drachm  to  two  drachms. 

Oil  of  Turpentine,  (commonly  called  Spirits  or  Spirit  of  Turpentine.) — 
This  is  so  common  and  well  knov*  n  that  it  will  not  need  any  description  here. 

Uses. — It  is  stimulant,  dluretig,  anthelmintic,  diaphoretic,  and  exter- 
nally rubefacient.  It  is  given  largely  in  several  diseases  of  the  horse,  such 
as  colic,  for  various  lung  difficulties,  and  for  the  expulsion  of  worms.  As 
an  external  remedy,  combined  with  an  equal  quantity  of  sweet  oil,  or  m 


88  MEDICINES    USED    FOR   THE    HORSE. 

various  mixtures,  it  is  used  witli  good  results,  but  should  not  be  applied  in 
full  strength  to  the  horse. 

Dose. — The  dose  of  spirits  of  turpentine  is  from  one  to  two  ounces,  and 
should  always  be  mixed  with  twice  its  bulk  of  sweet  oil. 

Opium. — This  is  the  dried  juice  of  the  poppy,  and  is  brought  to  this 
country  from  Turkey  (which  is  probably  the  best),  and  also  from  several 
other  countries.  It  is  certainly  one  of  the  most  valuable  drugs  in  use,  but 
should  not  be  used  indiscriminately.  It  relieves  pain,  and  is  used  with  great 
success  for  colic  and  various  other  diseases. 

Dose. — One-half  to  one  and  a  half  drachms. 

Oxide  of  Zinc. — This  is  an  inodorous,  tasteless,  yellowish-white  pow- 
der, and  insoluble  in  water  and  in  alcohol. 

Uses. — Given  internall}',  it  is  tonic  and  antispasmodic.  Its  principal  use 
is  external,  applied  to  excoriated  surfaces,  by  sprinkling  the  powder  on  the 
affected  part,  or,  in  the  form  of  an  ointment,  by  mixing  one  drachm  oxide 
of  zinc  and  one  ounce  of  lard.  It  is  used  with  good  results  for  scratches, 
grease  heels,  and  other  sores  which  have  a  discharge  of  a  thin  fluid. 
Another  good  ointment  may  be  made  by  adding  oxide  of  zinc  to  a  mixture 
of  shaved  castile  soap,  moistened  with  a  little  water  and  all  thoroughly 
mixed  together.  The  last  mixture  is  an  excellent  preparation  for  scratches 
and  grease  heels  on  horses  which  are  kept  at  work,  as  it  can  be  easily 
scraped  off  at  night,  so  that  the  surface  may  be  cleansed  before  another 
application  is  made  for  the  night.  It  allays  irritation  and  is  quite  soothing 
to  the  parts. 

Dose. — Internally,  it  is  given  in  doses  of  from  one-half  to  one  drachm. 

Red  Iodide  of  Mekcury,  (called,  also,  Biniodide  of  Mercury). —This 
is  a  powerful  irritant  poison,  Avhen  taken  iuternall}',  and  is  now  used  only 
as  an  external  remedy.  It  is  a  scarlet-rcd  powder,  which,  like  other  prepar- 
ations of  mercury,  is  very  heavy  (or  its  bulk ;  not  soluble  in  water,  and  only 
slightly  so  in  alcohol.  It  is  held  in  great  repute  by  veterihar}'-  surgeons  for 
swellings  of  the  glands  of  the  neck,  tumors  and  unnatural  growths  of  all 
kinds.  It  is  used  principall}"  with  Cantliaridcs,  mixed  v/itli  lard,  which  forms 
an  excellent  blister  for  various  purposes.  It  is  not  generally  used  where  it 
is  desired  to  blister  a  large  surface,  as  it  produces  considerable  pain. 

Rosin,  or  Resin. — This  is  the  residue  left  from  the  distillation  of  turpen- 
tine, and  is  used  by  horsemen  quite  freely,  and  oftentimes  is  the  cause  of 
much  mischief,  as  it  is  used,  to  a  considerable  extent,  to  cause  the  horse  to 
urinate  more  freely,  and  the  overdoses,  so  frequently  given,  are  often  the 
cause  of  various  diseases  of  the  kidneys  a^d  loins.  The  oftener  rosin  is  given 
the  horse,  the  more  he  stands  in  need  of  it,  in  the  e3^es  of  the  driver.  The 
kidneys  become  overAvorked,  he  desires  to  urinate  more  frequently,  and  less 
urine  is  voided  at  each  time.     The  mischief  is  not  seen,  and  the  owner 


IfSDTCINSS  USED  FOB  TH3  HCBSS.  89 

hastens  to  give  more  rosin,  thinking  to  remedy  the  defect  that  he  has  been 
instrumental  in  producing.  It  should  be  remembered  that  powerful  diuret- 
ics, like  powerful  purgatives,  tend  only  to  weaken  and  to  debilitate.  If  there 
be  a  urinary  defect,  find  out  the  cause,  and,  if  possible,  have  it  removed, 
and  the  effect  will  cease ;  but  do  not  attempt  to  do  so  by  force,  against  all 
science  and  common  sense. 

Sweet  Spirits  of  Nitre. — This  is  generally  considered  a  good  house- 
hold remedy  for  fevers,  etc.  It  is  used  for  the  horse  to  increase  the  action 
of  the  kidneys,  but  should  not  be  given  too  freely  in  all  cases  of  supposed 
inaction  of  the  kidneys. 

Dose. — One  to  two  ounces,  given  with  a  little  cold  water. 

Sulphur.  — Is  a  valuable  medicine,  given  internally,  for  rheumatism,  in 
doses  of  one-half  to  two  ounces,  and  also  for  various  disorders.  It  is  also 
used,  with  grand  success,  for  skin  diseases. 

Tar.— The  tar  used  in  this  country  is  prepared  mostly  from  a  species  of 
pine  growing  in  the  Southern  States.  Tar  consists  of  resinous  matter, 
united  with  the  acetic  acid,  oil  of  turpentine  and  various  volatile  empyreu- 
matic  products,  and  colored  with  charcoal. 

Uses. — The  medical  properties  of  tar  are  similar  to  those  of  the  turpen- 
tines. It  is  used  occasionally,  with  good  results,  for  complaints  of  the 
urinary  passages,  and  also  for  coughs.  Externally,  it  is  used  for  foul  and 
indolent  sores;  it  is  also  an  excellent  application  to  the  bottom  of  the  foot, 
to  soften  the  hoof  when  it  is  too  hard  and  the  foot  sore.  Some  prefer  a 
mixture  of  glycerine  and  tar,  mixed  as  i.llows;  Take  of  tar  and  glycerine, 
each,  six  troy  ounces,  and  of  starc'^,  in  powder,  two  drachms.  Mix  the 
starch  thoroughly  with  the  glycerine,  previously  warmed ;  then  add  the  tar, 
and  heat  quickly  to  212°.  Strain,  if  necessary,  and  stir  the  mixture  while 
cooling.  Tar  should  be  kept  in  every  horse-shoemg  shop  for  putting  on  the 
foot,  usually  with  cotton  batting  or  oakum,  and  having  leather  nailed  on 
with  the  shoe. 

Dose.— One  to  two  ounces,  repeated  two  or  three  times  a  day. 

White  Vitriol.  (Sulphate  of  Zinc.) — This  preparation  of  zinc  is  a  valua- 
ble medicine,  also,  for  healing  sores  and  wounds.  It  is  used,  with  good 
results,  for  healing  fresh  cuts  and  wounds,  or  ulcers,  whether  they  be 
healthy  or  unhealthy,  by  applying  a  solution  of  the  following  strength,  viz. : 
white  vitriol,  one  ounce ;  soft  water,  one  quart.  It  is  also  used,  with  very 
good  results,  m  eye  waters,  and,  perhaps,  is  one  of  the  very  best  of  medicines 
we  have  for  the  eye.  As  we  have  given  two  or  three  receipts  for  eye  waters, 
with  the  miscellaneous  receipts,  we  refer  all  who  are  interested  to  those. 

Dosd.— When  given  as  a  tonic,  ten  to  fifteen  grains  may  be  given,  dissolved 
m  water.  It  is  used,  with  good  results,  for  irritated  stomach,  loss  of  appe- 
tite, etc. 


90 

Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Company's  New  Laboratory. 


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It  is  with  pleasure  that  the  Dr.  B.J.  Kendall  Co.  can  now  call  the  attention  of  their 
many  friends  and  the  general  public  to  their  New  Laboratory,  of  which  the  cut  on  the  last 
page  of  the  cover  of  this  book  is  a  good  representation.  A  few  words  of  explanation  may 
be  of  interest.  The  main  building,  erected  a  few  years  since,  is  three  stories  in  height, 
with  basement  under  the  whole  building.  The  location  is  delightful,  being  on  arise  of 
ground  which  gives  a  commanding  view  of  the  whole  town,  and  from  the  tovvrer  tlie  valley 
of  the  Missisquoi  river  can  be  seen  for  many  miles,  with  the  Green  Mountains  in  the  back- 
ground, and  the  valley  at  your  feet,  combines  to  make  as  rich  a  landscape  view  as  can  be 
had  in  this  country.  The  far-famed  Mount  Mansfield,  which  is  snow-cappped  nearly  three- 
fourths  of  the  year,  can  be  distinctly  seen  in  the  distance  with  the  naked  eye.  The  build- 
ings and  the  surroundings,  are  pronounced  by  many,  the  finest  in  tlie  country. 

The  building  is  divided  into  five  different  departments,  viz  :  Bottling,  Printing,  Adver- 
tising, Packing  and  Clerical. 

I  N  THE  Basement  one  large  room  is  reserved  for  Packing  purposes  exclusively.  The 
remainder  is  utilized  for  storage  of  manufactured  stock,  bottles,  packing  cases,  three  large 
furnaces  for  heating  the  entire  building,  fire-proof  storage  vault,  etc.,  etc. 

A  freight  and  passenger  Elevator  takes  you  from  baseinent  to  loft,  rendering  easy  access 
to  each  floor. 

On  the  First  Floor  we  find  the  general  business  and  private  Offices  of  the  Company 
with  large  fire-proof  vault  for  use  of  Book-keeping  and  Clerical  departments;  Printing 
Room  with  fire-proof  vault  for  safe  keeping  of  electrotype  plates  etc.,  four  large  printing 
presses  used  exclusively  on  our  book  publications,  two  job  presses,  book  trimmer,  paper 
cutter,  etc.,  etc.     This  is  said  to  be  the  largest  printing  establishment  in  the  State. 

The  Second  Floor  is  Occupied  by  Bottling,  Labeling  an-l  Corking  Departments, 
Bindery  with  latest  improved  wire  stitching  machine  and  book  press,  Folding  Room, 
Advertising  Department  and  Paper  Stock  Room. 

The  Third  Floor  Consists  of  two  large  rooms,  one  used  as  a  book  and  advertising 
material  Stock  Room  and  general  storage,  the  other  as  a  Drug  Room  where  the  Chemist  is 
engaged  in  compounding  the  various  prei^arations  manufactured. 

Engine  and  Boil-er  Rooms  are  in  a  brick  structure  separate  from  the  main  building. 
A  large  steam  engine  furnis'hes  power  for  running  the  various  printing  presses,  eleva- 
tor, machinery  and  pumping  water  that  is  supplied  the  City  by  this  Company. 

With  these  increased  facilities  the  Company  find  that  feven  now  they  have  hardly  room 
enough  to  meet  the  great  demand  made  upon'them,  and  at  an  early  day  they  contemplate 
making  extensive  additions. 

The  great  success  which  has  attended  the  introduction  of 

KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE, 

In  all  parts  of  the  United  States,  has  never  been  equaled,  and  it  is  now  considered  by  the 
best  Veterinary  Surgeons  and  the  most  extensive  horse  owners  in  -the  country,  to  be  the 
greatest  discovery  in  the  Veterinary  science  of  the  Nineteenth  Century.  It  is  giving  the 
very  best  satisfaction  wherever  used. 

A  FEW  BEASOWS  WHY! 

I  St.  It  does  not  blister  or  cause  any  sore,  which  snakes  it  a  desirable  liniment  for  man  as 
well  as  for  beast. 

2d.    It  is  sure  in  its  effect. 

3d.  As  a  household  liniment  it  has  no  equal.  Its  effects  on  human  flesh  are  marvelous. 
In  cases  of  rheumatism,  any  deep  seated  pain,  strain,  sprain,  or  any  lameness,  it  has  no 
equal. 

4th.  It  cures  spavins,  splints,  ring-bone,  curb,  sprains,  swellings,  aiid  all  kinds  of 
lameness. 

Fof  further  information,  address 

DR.  B.  J.  KENDALL  COMPANY, 

Enosburgh  Falls,  Vermont,  U.  S.  A- 


CONTENTS. 


91 


CONTENTS. 


Astringent  Cordial  -  -  55 
Abdominal  Dropsy  •  -  3 
Atrophy  ....  37 
Age  of  the  Hbrse  -  .  43 
Alterative    and    Laxative 


Balls        -       -       - 
Anodyne  Drenches     - 
Abscess  of  the  Lungs 
Abscess  of  the  Brain 
Bog  Spavin 
Bone  Spavin    - 

Bots 

Breeding 

Bronchitis         .... 
Baldness        .... 
Burns  and  Scalds     -    -     - 
Bruises,    Cuts,    etc,    on 

Horse  and  Man     .     .     - 
Callus        -        .         -       - 
Capped  Elbow        -     -    - 
Capped  Hock 
Capped  Knee 
Condition  Powders     -     - 
Cautery         .... 
Chronic  Founder 
Chronic  Rheumatism 

Colic 

Corns        -      ...      - 

Cough         

Cuts,  Wounds  and  Sores 
Cracked   Heels     -     - 
Curb         .       .      -      -      - 
Cordial  Balls     .     - 
Contracted  Hoof  or  Sore 

Feet 

Debility        .... 
Diabetes        .... 
Diuretics        .       .       .      - 
Diuretic  Balls 
Diarrhoea        .... 
Dysentery,  Acute    -      -    - 
Doses  for  the  Horse      41, 
Distemper 

Epizootic        .      .      ,      - 
Eye-Water       ... 


-  55 
-     54 

27 

3 

-  35 
33.  63 

3 

44 
6 

-  32 

-  6 

-  59 

-  7 

-  7 
7 

-  7 

-  95 

-  8 
.    16 

2S 

-  8 
10 

-  56 
51 
56 


Farcy 

Firing        ...       .     8, 

Firing  Horses         .      -     - 

Foot  Diseases      -     - 

Founder       T       .       .      . 

Fracture 

Frost  Bites 

Flatulent  Colic        .      -     - 

Flesh  Wounds     -      .     57, 

Fever  Balls         -       -       - 

Glanders     '  -      -       -      • 

Grease-heels 

Heaves 

Hide-bound 

Hints  on  Food     .       -     - 
Hip-joint  Lameness     -     - 
Horse  Liniments      -      51, 
Inflammation  of  Stomach 
Influenza        .      .      .      - 
Interfering        .... 
In  Measuring  Liquids 
Inflammation  of  Bladder 
Inflammation  of  Kidneys 
Inflammation  of  Bowels 
Kidneys,  Disease  of    -     - 
Kendall's  Spavin  Cure 
Kendall's    Spavin    Cure, 

Wholesale  Agents  for 
Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  on 

Human  Flesh 
Kendall's    Spavin    Cure, 

Our  Experience  with 
Lameness         .... 
Lam  per  s .       -      -      -       . 
Lungs,  Diseases  of    -     - 
Lung  Fever 

Laminitis  .  .  .  - 
Lumbrici  .... 
Miscellaneous  Receipts 

Mange         

Mange,  Itch,  etc. 
Nasal  Gleet 
Navicular  Disease 
Occult  Spavin         -     - 
Ointment  for  Ilorser    . 


Pneumonia  -  .  -25 
Prof.  Flint's    Renovating 

Powders  ...      95 

Proud  Flesh  -  .  -  27 
Pink-Eye  .  -  -  .  93 
Pleurisy  .  .  .  -27 
Poll  Evil  .  -  .37,  52 
Pin  Worms  ...  40 
Quittor  -  -  -  27,  59 
Qiiarter  Crack  -  .  -  59 
Receipts,  Miscellaneous  50 
Rheumatism  -  -  -  28 
Ring.bone  -        -       -      29 

Ring.worm  ...  60 
Saddle  Galls      -  .     30,  53 

Scratches  -  ...  30 
Scratches  and  Grease-heel  51 
Shoe  Boil  ...  -  7 
Shoeing  Horses  -  -  -  46 
Shoulder  Lameness  -  -  30 
Shoulder-joint  Lameness     31 

Sores 33 

Spavin 33 

Splint    -         ...     -      .     36 

Sprains 36 

Staggers  -  ...  36 
Stifle-joint  Lameness  37 

Sweeney  ...  -37 
Strangles  -  -  -  -  13 
Sore  mouth  and  Lips  58 

Skin  Diseases  -  -  -  31 
Tape  Worm  -  -  •  39 
Thoroughpin         ...    38 

Tenia 39 

Tumors  ...  -  38 
Thrush  -  -  -  56,  60 
Tonic  Balls  -  -  -  56 
To  Grow  Hair  .  -  60 
To  Horse  Owners  •  -  61 
Unhealthy  Ulcers  -  -  57 
Water  Farcy  -  -  38,  57 
Wind  Galls  .  .  -39 
Worms  .  -  -  .  39,  60 
Yc'iiow  Waters        -      -      40 


93  PINK-ETE. 

PINK-EYE.— The  name  "pink-eye"  has  been  extensively  used  in  this 
country  during  the  severe  epidemic  which  occurred  in  the  fall  of  1881,  to 
designate  an  epidemic  distemper.  This  disease,  although  not  by  any 
means  a  new  disease,  prevailed  to  an  alarming  extent  during  the  last  epi- 
demic ;  but  it  prevails  more  or  less  in  some  parts  of  the  country  in  a  milder 
form  almost  every  spring  and  fall,  and  is  more  likely  to  attack  horses  in 
crowded  cities  than  those  of  the  country.  At  tin  s,  it  seems  to  be  conta- 
gious, especially  among  young  horses.     It  is  a  species  of  influenza. 

Symptoms. — At  first  the  horse  appears  dull,  with  a  disinclination  to 
move;  the  knees  tremble,  the  eyes  are  swollen  and  look  reddish,  especially 
in  the  inner  corners,  and  the  lids  are  also  swollen  and  red;  the  eyes  are 
quite  sensitive  to  light,  and  are  stuck  up  with  puss.  The  membrane  lin- 
ing the  nostril  is  red,  and  appears  inflamed,  as  well  as  the  membranes  ex- 
tending into  the  throat.  More  or  less  discharge  from  the  nostrils,  and 
swelling  and  tenderness  of  the  glands  of  the  neck  and  throat.  There  is 
considerable  fever  from  the  beginning,  and  the  hind  legs  swell,  first  one, 
and  then  the  other,  and  this  swelling  sometimes  extends  up  to  the  sheath 
and  along  the  belly.  The  tongue  is  foul,  appetite  poor,  the  urine  scanty, 
bowels  constipated,  the  saliva  or  matterruns  freely,  and  it  is  with  diflaculty 
that  the  horse  is  able  to  swallow.  In  some  cases,  the  swelling  under  the 
jaw  suppurates  and  leaves  an  abscess.  There  is  usually  considerable  loss  of 
strength  early  in  the  disease.  The  cause  seems  to  be  a  variable  state  of  the 
atmosphere,  or  sudden  changes  from  heat  to  cold  or  dry  to  wet,  and  as 
this  may  vary  in  its  extent  and  character  in  different  seasons,  we  find  that 
there  is  some  difference  in  the  extent  as  well  as  the  symptoms  of  different 
epidemics  ;  that  is,  the  cases  which  occur  this  year  which  may  only  extend 
over  some  particular  part  of  the  country,  will  have  certain  symptoms  com- 
mon to  most  of  those  it  attacks,  and  which,  perhaps,  has  not  occurred  in 
any  epidemic  for  years.  The  disease  often  leaves  the  horse  in  a  bad  con- 
dition, and  bronchitis,  nasal  gleet,  or  glanders  may  result  from  it.  If  the 
horse  is  not  in  much  distress,  coughs  strong,  does  not  appear  weak,  eats  well, 
with  a  moderate  pulse,  and  the  discharge  appears  healthy,  and  of  only 
moderate  quantity,  there  will  usually  be  but  little  danger  if  properly  cared 
for;  but  if  there  is  great  prostration,  with  inordinate  local  and  constitu- 
tional symptoms,  the  danger  is  very  great. 

Treatment. — The  most  important  part  of  our  treatment,  is  giving  the 
powders  described  on  page  95,  continuing  their  use  until  the  patient  is  con- 
valescent to  prevent  any  bad  after  effects. 

Any  person,  who  will  take  into  consideration  the  state  of  the  patient, 
will  readily  see  that  if  prostrated,  he  should  be  strengthened  and  built  up  by 
proper  remedies,  nourishment,  pure  air,  and  good  care.  Give  the  patient 
a  good  place  in  a  well-ventilated  stable  without  any  draught  or  air  which 
will  reach  him,  with  a  good,  clearj  bed  of  straw ;  and  if  the  weather  is  cold, 
be  particular  to  blanket  well.  Give  bran  mashes,  instead  of  solid  food,  foi 
two  or  three  days,  or  until  some  improvement  is  manifest;  and  instead  o^ 
giving  cold  water  to  drink,  give  a  plenty  of  flaxseed  gruel,  especially  if  the 
throat  symptoms  are  severe;  or  if  the. flaxseed  cannot  be  obtained,  use  in- 
stead oatmeal  gruel,  which  should  be  allowed  in  abundance.  The  discharge 
from  the  nose  may  be  encouraged  by  pouring  boiling  water  onto  one  or  two 
quarts  of  bran,  ten  drops  of  carbolic  acid,  a  small  handful  of  salt  and  hops 
all  mixed  together,  and  held  under  a  tunneled-shaped  piece  of  cloth  or 
blanket,  which  will  conduct  the  steam  up  to  the  head.  Kendall's  Spavin 
Cure  is  one  of  the  best  applications  to  the  throat  that  can  be  made,  by  ap- 
plying it  two  or  three  times  a  day,  and  rubbing  it  down  to  the  skin  gently. 


LKTTERS  FROM  OUR  PATRONiS.  9^ 

FOR  HUMAN  FLESH, 

Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  Refined  Stands 

Without  a  Rival. 

A  great  many  of  our  patrons  after  trying  Kendall's  Spavin 
Cure  for  Rheumatism,  in  all  its  different  forms,  also  sprains,  in- 
jured limbs  &c.  in  fact  every  ailment  the  human  body  is  subject  to, 
write  us  to  publish  their  experience,  and  announce  the  efficacy  of 
this  celebrated  liniment,  when  applied  to  human  flesh.  We  do 
this  with  pleasure,  as  far  as  our  space  will  allow,  and  give  here- 
with a  few  of  the  many  testimonials  received  from  time  to  time, 
showing  most  wonderful  results. 

Please  remember  that  we  have  refined  the  Spavin  Cure  ex- 
pressly for  Human  Flesh,  and  have  put  the  price  within  reach  of  all 
50cts  a  bottle.  We  challenge  the  record  of  any  linimen*-  ever 
placed  upon  the  market  to  equal  that  made  by  Kendall's  Spavin 
Cure  Refined  for  quick  efficacious  work  making  wonderful  'uires, 
in  many  instances,  restoring  to  health  and  strength  persons  wliose 
ailments  have  baffled  the  skill  of  scientific  physicians. 

For  directions  in  regard  to  its  use  see  page  72. 

WONDERFUL   CURES. 
HIP  DISEASE. 

Denmark,  Mich.,  Aug.  13th,  i&)». 

Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Co.,— Gentlemen  ;  I  wish  to  add  my  testimony  to  the  wonderful  effect 

your  Refined  Spavin  Cure  had  on  me.     When  18  years  of  age  I  had  white  swelling  on  knee, 

confined  to  my  bed  all  winter.     I  recovered  from  that,  then  the  trouble  went  to  my  hip. 


The  Doctors  said  I  had  hip  disease,  would  never  be  any  better.  My  leg  began  to  perish  and 
I  became  a  complete  cripple.  After  trying  every  thing  in  the  shape  of  liniments,  and  suf- 
fering intense  pain  for  four  years,  day  and   night,    I   was   induced  to  try  your  Kendall's 


Spavin  Cure  Refined  for  human  flesh.  After  using  one-half  dozen  bottles  the  pain  ceased. 
I  continued  using  it  for  nearly  a  year.  I  have  so  far  recovered  my  health  that  I  can  now  do 
as  good  a  days  work  as  any  of  my  neighbors.  I  am  entirely  free  from  pam  and  have  been 
since  I  began  using  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure.  I  cannot  speak  too  highly  of  your  liniment, 
as  it  has  been  worth  hundreds  of  dollars  to  me.  Would  be  pleased  to  give  you  further  in- 
formation  should  you  so  desire. 

WHITFIELD  BAKER. 

Kecksburg,  Pa.,  Jan.  12th,  'gi. 
Dr.  B.J.  Kendall  Co., — Dear  Sirs  :   I  have  used  your   Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  on  twft 
horses  for  spavins  and  cured  both  of  them.   While.in  the  army  I  contracted  hip  disease  and 
the  only  relief  I  could  get  was  by  using  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure.     This  unsolicited. 
Enclosed  find  stamps  for  two  books,  one  for  myself  and  one  for  a  friend. 

Respectfully,  FRANKLIN  CRISE. 

PILES. 

Mason,  Ohio,  Feb.  9th,  '91. 
Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Co., -Dear  Sirs  :  Please  send  me  vour  "Treatise  on  the  Horse,"  as  ad- 
vertised  in   the    Stockman   and  Farmer.     I  have  used  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  for  the 
piles  and  I  find  it  will  give  relief  quicker  than  any  thing  I  ever  tried.     I  have  been  afflicted 
with  it  for  twenty  years  and  your  Spavin  Cure  is  the  only  thing  which  will  cure  piles. 
Yours  Respectfully,  AUSTIN  McCREARY. 


94 


LETTERS  FROM  OUR  PATRONS, 

LOCK  JAW. 


36  Willow  Dell,  North  Adams,  Mass.  Sept.  24th,  '92. 
Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Co.,— Dear  Sirs  :  One  year  ago  June  my  husband  and  myself  lived 
in  Ft.  Worth,  Texas.  I  stuck  a  pine  splinter  in  my  foot  and  it  threw  me  into  lockjaw.  I 
was  attended  by  Drs.  Thompson  and  Talbott  of  ft.  Worth.  They  performed  an  operation 
on  my  limb,  stretching  the  nerve,  which  was  very  painful.  The  "Doctors  had  no  hopes  of 
my  lite  but  by  the  grace  of  God,  after  a  very  painful  sickness  of  nine  weeks,  I  was  able  to 
sit  up;  but  then  my  limb  was  all  drawn  up  and  my  toes  were  drawn  down  towards  my  heel. 
The  Doctors  said  1  could  never  walk  without  the  use  of  crutches.  As  soon  as  I  could  sit  up 
in  bed  I  asked  my  husband  to  get  me  a  bottle  of  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure;  he  got  me  a  bottle 
and  every  body  laughed  saying  1  did  not  have  a  spavin.  1  applied  it,  in  fact  I  kept  it  on  all 
of  the  time,  and  in  four  weeks  I  could  walk  with  one  crutch,  in  eight  weeks  I  could  walk 
without  any  at  all  and  now  I  can  walk  without  limping.  My  limb  still  pains  me  a  good 
deal  but  think  with  the  the  use  of  the  Spavin  Cure  it  will  be  as- good  as  ever  in  another  year. 
I  am  very  grateful  for  what  it  has  done  for  me.     You  can  use  my  name  if  you  choose. 

Your  friend,  MRS.  ELLA  S.  JEFFERS. 

SPINAL  INJUEY. 

Seattle,  W.  T.,  Dec.  10th,  '87. 

Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Co., — Dear  Sirs  :  What  will  vou  send  me  a  gross  of  Kendall's  Spavin 

Cure  Refined   for?     Fifteen  years  ago  I  was  injure'd  in  the  back  by  wrestling,   have   been 

using  other  remedies  but  found  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  to  be  the  best,  it  is  doing  me  lots 

of  good.  Yours  truly,  O.  D.  BUTTERFIELD. 

ULCER. 

Mt.  Tabor,  N.  C,  Mar.  20th,  '91. 

Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Co., — Dear  Sirs:  I  must  send  you  my  g-rateful  respects  for  your 
Kendall's  Spavin  Cure.  I  write  the  truth.  My  wife  has  been  uncfer  the  Doctors  care  for 
twelve  months.  I  tried  seven  and  they  all  failed.  I  read  one  of  your  pamphlets  and  I  went 
and  got  some  of  your  Spavin  Cure  and  used  it.     Now  she  can  go"  wherever  she  wishes. 

The  Doctors  called  it  ulcer,  Yours  truly,  W.  FIPPS. 

SPRAINS. 

Sturgeon  Bay,  Wis.,  Sept.  iSth,  1893. 

Dk.  B.  J.  Kendall  Co.,— Dear  Sirs:  I  have  used  one  bottle  of  your  Kendall's  Spavin 
Cure.  I  sprained  my  knee  by  falling  off  a  high  side  walk,  fused  all  kinds  of  medicines 
but  they  did  not  seem  to  help  me,  I  also  employed  the  most  prominent  doctors  of  our  vacin- 
ity  for  over  two  weeks  and  they  did  not  help  me  in  the  least.  I  was  advised  to  use  Kendall's 
Spavin  Cure  and  I  used  only  one  bottle,  the  third  time  I  rubbed  it  on  my  knee  it  helped  me. 

I  never  in  all  my  life  heard  of  medicine  that  worked  so  fast,  just  like'a  charm.  I  would 
not  be  without  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  in  the  house.  I  cannot  recommend  it  enough,  it  is 
the  finest  Cure  invented.  I  cannot  express  my  feelings,  what  a  great  cure  it  is  and  in  help- 
ing me  so  nicely.  When  I  commenced  using' it  I  had  to  go  on  crutches  and  now  I  can  go 
without  crutch  or  cane.  How  glad  I  would  feel  if  I  could  only  shake  hands  with  the  pro- 
prietoi  of  the  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure,  I  could  not  thank  him  enough.  I  can  cheerfully  lec- 
ommend  it  to  the  public  as  being  one  of  the  finest  and  grandest  liniments  ever  manufactured 
Yours  truly,  MISS  LOUISE  A.  LEONHARDT. 

BUNIONS. 

Cochran's  Mills,   Pa.  Feb.  3rd,  '91. 

Dr.  B.  J- Kendall  Co.,— Dear  Sirs  :  I  have  used  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  and  think 

it  a  good  liniment.     I  have  cured  a  troublesome  bunion  for  my  wife  with  your  Spavin  Cure. 

'     Respectfully,  S.  M.  GIBSON. 

CHILBLAINS. 

Church  Hill,  Trumble  Co.,  O.,  Dec.  5th,  1893. 
Dr.  B.  J.  Kendall  Co.,— Gentlemen  :  Please,  send  me  your ''Treatise  on  the  Horse". 
Three  years  ago  my  husband  had  such  bad  feet  it  was  with  difficulty  he  could  get  on  even 
a  pair  of  large  artic  overshoes .  The  feet  were  purple,  and  he  could  not  rest  day  or  night. 
He  tried  every  thing  he  would  hear  of  without  receiving  any  benefit,  until  he  used  Kendall's 
Spavin  Cure  when  to  our  suprise  the  first  application  gave  him  relief,  and  now  his  feet 
are  about  weU.  We  recommend  your  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure  to  every  one,  and  cannot  praise 
it  enough.     '  MRS.  CHARLES  GENSHEIMER, 


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PROF.  FLINT'S  HORSE  AND  CATTLE  RENOVATING  POWDERS. 

Having  thoroughly  tested  the  virtues  of 
the  a  Dove  named  powders  and  found  them 
to  be  the  most  remarkable  and  valuable 
l)Owders  we  have  ever  known  to  be  used 
for  horses  or  cattle,  we  have  completed 
arrangements  whereby  we  are  enabled  to 
furnish  these  powders  to  our  patrons 
throughout  the  United  States,  having  se- 
cured the  Sole  Agency  for  the  United 
tStates  and  Canada. 

AS  A  BLOOD  PURIFIER  these  pow- 
ders have  no  equal  to  our  knowledge  for 
any  disease  or  bad  condition  caused  by  impure  blood.  Every  mau  knows,  or  should  know, 
that  thousands  of  horses  are  sick  or  in  bad  condition,  as  their  owners  say,  simplv  because 
their  blood  is  impure,  which  is  caused  by  the  horse  being  kept  in  a  barn  where  the  atmos- 
phere is  foul,  or  by  being  red"  on  improper  food.  We  have  no  hesitancy  in  saying  that 
Prof.  Fli.nt's  Rknovating  Powdkbs  are  the  very  best  remedy  known  (in  our  opiuion) 
for  any  ill  condition  or  sickness  caused  by  impure  blood,  which  may  be  known  by  the 
horse  looking  poor,  being  dull,  coat  being  rough  and  not  looking  thrifty,  hide  bound,  legs 
swelling,  etc.  We  never  knew  it  to  fail,  (in  any  case  of  ill  condition  as  described  above, 
after  one  or  two  pounds  had  been  given  to  a  horse  according  to  directions),  but  what  the  horse 
would  fat  up  in  a  very  short  time,  and  actentirely  different,  really  making  him  a  new  horse. 
FOR  COUGHS.  We  have  always  found  it  a  perfect  cure  for  every  kind  of  a  cough, 
whether  (f  short  duration  or  of  long  standing;  if  given  until  one  to  three  pounds  had 
been  used  for  ^ases  o'  long  standing.    Also,  a  perfect  cure  for  epizootic. 

HEAVES.^  We  never  have  hadoccasion  to  use  any  remedy  for  this  disease  ourselves, 
but  several  i.arlies  have  reported  to  ns  that  they  have  cured  cases  <  f  heaves  with  Prop. 
Flint's  Renovating  Powdehs,  and  \ve  believe  them  to  ne  excellent  for  this  disease. 

We  can  send  these  jwwders  by  mail,  postage  prepaid,  for  50  cts.,  for  a  large  package 
weighing  about  one  pound,  or  live  packages  for  .$3.35.    Address  all  orders  to 

DR.   B.  J.   KENDALL    CO., 

Enosburgh  Palls,  Vermont. 


KENDALL'S    BLISTER. 

• 

We  wish  to  Lave  it  understood  that  "KENDALL'S  BLIS- 
TER" is  entirely  different  from  ' '  Kendall's  Spavin  Cure, "  as  the 
latter  does  not  blister. 

"Kendall's  Blister"  is  an  excellent  remedy  for  spavins,  (espe- 
cially blood  or  bog  spavins),  ring-bone,  splmt,  or  any  similar 
ditriculty.  In  all  bad  cases  of  long  standing  we  think  they  can 
be  more  successfuUv  treated  by  the  use  of  "KENDALL'S  BLISTER,"  in 
connection  with  "  KENDALL'S  SPAVIN  CURE,"  (as  directed  on  labels,) 
than  by  any  other  remedies  in  use,  as  many  cases  v^^hich  will  not  yield  to 
any  other  remedies,  or  to  either  of  these  alone,  will  soon  yield  to  the  use  of 
our  Blister,  followed  up  by  the  use  of  our  Spavin  Cure,  as  directed. 

Besides  our  Blister  being  a  complete  remedy  when  used  with  the  Spavin 
Cure,  we  think  it  is  well  adapted  to  all  cases  where  any  blister  would  be 
applicable. 

This  Blister  is  not  like  many,  so  powerful  as  to  destroy  the  skin  and  other 
tissues,  yet  it  is  very  effective,  and  we  believe  the  very  best  preparation,  of 
its  kind,  which  is  now  in  use. 

Although  this  Blister  was  first  designed  to  be  used  with  the  Spavin  Cure, 
we  have  learned  that  it  works  admirably  alone,  in  many  cases,  and  where 
parties  live  at  a  distance,  and  can  not  find  the  Spavin  Cure  at  their  stores, 
they  can  easily  obtain  our  Blister  by  forwarding  us  the  price  (50  c.),  and 
we  will  send,  by  return  mail,  to  any  address. 

Our  Blister  is  put  up  in  tin  boxes  and  can  be  sent  by  mail  with  perfect 
safety  to  any  part  of  the  world. 

DR.  B.  J,  KENDALL  CO.,  Eaosburgh  Falls,  Vermont 


d6 

LOOK  WELL  TO  TOUR  HOESE'S  FEET. 


These  drawings  show  how  many 
horses  are  made  lame  and  permanently 
injured  by  the  use  of  the  cold-cut  and 
suBABED  POINTED  uails.  TMs  process 
of  manufacture  produces  lamination, 
causing  the  iron  to  form  in  layers,  and 
when  driven  into  the  foot  the  horny 
fibres  of  which  the  hoof  is  composed 
cause  the  nail  to  separate  at  the  point, 
and  one  portion  passes  into  the  loot. 

No.  4  represents  one  of  these  nails,  which  was  driven  into  the  hoof,  and  sliyered  in 
drivin'j,  one  thin  blade  passing  int.*  the  quirk  or  sensitive  sole.  No.  5,  the  thick  blade 
of  the  hail,  passed  out  of  the  vvall  of  the  hoof  for  clinching.  After  a  few  days  tl  e  horse 
wa^  returned  lame,  and,  upon  removal  of  the  shoe,  a  nail  similar  to  the  above  was  broken 
ofl,  leaving  a  sli\  er  in  the  foot.  Lock.jaw  ensued,  from  which  the  horse  died.  Upon  dissect- 
in.'  the  foot,  a  portion  of  the  nail  was  found  to  have  penetrated  through  the  coffin  bone, 
as  seen  in  Fig.  2,  letter  A,  thus  sacrificing  the  life  of  a  valuable  animal. 

As  the  remedy  lies  with  the  owner  of  the  horse,  it  is  for  him  to  prohibit  any  cold-rolled 
or  sheared  nails  being  used  in  his  horse's  feet.  The  only  Hot-forged  and  Ham- 
n:ieF-pointed  Horse-Stooe  Nail  in  the  NA^orld  that  is  not  cut,  clipped  nob 
SHEARED  upon  the  point,  and  will  not  split  in  (iriving,  is  the  PUTNAM  NAIL.  See  that 
your  horse  is  shod  with  this  nail,  and  avoid  all  risks. 


This  drawing  was  made  from  the  nail 
taken  from  the  hoof  and  coffin  bone,  as 
shown  In  Figs.  1  and  2. 


This  drawing  was  made  from  a  nail, 
showing  the  lamination  of   iron  in  the 

OOLD-ROU-KD  AND  8HBABINQ  prOCCSS. 


Every  Putnam  Nail  is  drawn  down  to  a  point  from  the  rod,  thus; 


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The  illustrations  of  the  Putnam  Nails  are  very  interesting,  as  showing  the  superiority 
of  the  nails  made  by  the  hot-forged  process.  The  slivering  of  inferior  nails,  we  are  assured, 
is  not  overdrawn,  and  what  instruments  of  torture  such  jagged  iron  must  be  to  the  eensi- 
tive  foot  of  the  horse  can  be  imagined.  The  recommendations  of  these  Nails,  signed  by 
W.  H.  H.  Murray,  Robert  Bonner  and  Budd  Doble,  speak  for  themselves,  and  could  be  in- 
definitely reduplicated.— rAtfiS;pirii  of  the  Times,  New  York,  Novembers,  1379. 

We  address  these  lines  to  HORSE  OWNERS,  because  they  are  the  parties  most  vitally 
interested.  We  feel  assured  that,  after  knowing  the  facts,  and  gi\'ingthe  subject  due  con- 
sideration, they  will,  in  company  with  such  gentlemen  as  Messrs.  BONNER,  MURRAY, 
CHAS.  S.  GREEN,  BUDD  DOBLE,  JAS.  G.  BREEZE,  and  many  other  CELEBRATED 
JUDGES  OF  HORSES,  INSIST  that  their  horses  must  be  shod  with  the  Putnam  Hot-foiged 
and  Hammer-pointed  Nail.    A  few  months'  trial  will  always  convince. 

p.  o,  Add™.„  THE  PUTNAM  NAIL  COMPANY, 

H(^®sy^.  IIM&  BOSTON. 


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